Enterobacter meningitis: Organism susceptibilities, antimicrobial therapy and related outcomes

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 533-537

  Foster, David R ^a   Rhoney, Denise H ^b,c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterobacter; Gram negative bacillary meningitis; Meningitis; Postneurosurgery

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; PIPERACILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENINGITIS; MORTALITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NEUROSURGERY; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20344382488     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2004.06.018     Document Type: Article

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