Frequency of Gram-negative bacterial pathogens in bloodstream infections and their resistance to antibiotics in the Czech Republic

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 401-404

  Čermák, Pavel ^a   Kolář, Milan ^b   Látal, Tomáš ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HRADEC KRALOVE   (Czech Republic)

^b PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c Trios Ltd   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Bloodstream infection; Frequency; Gram negative pathogens

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; NETILMICIN; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULPERAZON; SULTAMICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITAL; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 1842789177     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2003.07.021     Document Type: Article

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