Modification of Patients' Endogenous Bacterial Flora during Hospitalization in a Large Teaching Hospital in Naples

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 568-573

  Esposito, S ^a,b   Capuano, A ^b   Noviello, S ^a   Mazzeo, F ^b   Ianniello, F ^a   Filippelli, A ^b   Rossi, F ^b   Leone, S ^a  

^a Dipto Med Pubblica Clin P   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial resistance; Nosocomial infection; Surgical prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; OXACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; TAZOBACTAM; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PATIENT MONITORING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; THROAT CULTURE;

EID: 1242272798     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2003.15.6.568     Document Type: Article

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