Forewarned is forearmed: Antibiotic resistance gene surveillance in critical care [5]

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 291-293

  Thomas, L ^a   Espedido, B ^a   Watson, S ^b   Iredell, Joni ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; BACTERIUM LYSATE; CARBAPENEM; CEFAZOLIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; TIMENTIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CITROBACTER; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PNEUMONIA;

CRITICAL CARE; DRUG RESISTANCE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

EID: 20344392147     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.11.016     Document Type: Letter

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