Epidemiological analysis of carbapenem-sensitive and -resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 240-244

  Walsh, F ^a   Bracher, S ^b   Turner, P ^b   Amyes, S G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbapenem; Epidemiology; Genotype; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLONAL VARIATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DRUG ACTIVITY; EPIDEMIC; GENOTYPE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARBAPENEMS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENOTYPE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 20344371429     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.12.016     Document Type: Article

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