Serratia marcescens: An emerging microorganism in the neonatal intensive care unit

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 219-222

  Aygün, Canan ^a   Yiǧit, Şule ^a   Gür, Deniz ^a   Erdem, Gülşen ^a   Oran, Olcay ^a   Tekinalp, Gülsevin ^a   Yurdakök, Murat ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Infection; Neonatal intensive care unit; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IMIPENEM; NETILMICIN; SULTAMICILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; SEPTICEMIA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; SEPSIS; SERRATIA INFECTIONS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; TURKEY;

EID: 1642633470     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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