Gentamicin resistance in biofilm producing pseudomonas aeruginosa causing catheter associated urinary tract infections [3]

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 214-216

  Suman, Ethel ^a   Varghese, Sini ^a   Jose, Jolly ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBENICILLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; NORFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CATHETER; CATHETER INFECTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RECURRENT DISEASE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 22144449261     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.16260     Document Type: Letter

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