Study of multi-drug resistant microorganisms isolated from blood cultures of hospitalized newborns in Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 73-78

  Loureiro, Marcio M ^a   De Moraes, Bianca A ^a   Quadra, Maria R R ^b   Pinheiro, Glenda S ^b   Asensi, Marise D ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Hosp Maternidade Alexander F   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Epidemiology; Hospital infection; Newborns; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 19944400844     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822002000100015     Document Type: Article

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