Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Common Bacterial Pathogens Isolated from a New Regional Hospital in Southern Taiwan

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 889-896

  Chen, Hung Ming ^a   Chung, Pei Wen ^a   Yu, Yih Jeng ^a   Tai, Wan Ling ^a   Kao, Wei Ling ^a   Chien, Ya Li ^a   Chiu, Cheng Hsun ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Bacterial pathogens; Regional hospital

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; CEFIXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALMONELLA CHOLERAESUIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; TAIWAN;

EID: 1242336993     PISSN: 02558270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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