Antibiotic sensitivity pattern of the bacteria isolated from nosocomial infections in ICU

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 257-263

  Singh, A K ^a   Sen, M R ^a   Anupurba, S ^a   Bhattacharya, P ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEFALEXIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; NETILMICIN; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; THROAT CULTURE; TRACHEA MUCUS; URINALYSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; INDIA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 1242309837     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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