Under the microscope: The emergence of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter species: A major concern in the hospital setting

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 375-378

  Hanlon, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ACINETOBACTERS; HOSPITAL SETTINGS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANTS; NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION;

BACTERIA;

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMINOPENICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEM; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METALLOPROTEINASE; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TETRACYCLINE; UREIDOPENICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

DRUG RESISTANCE;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; UPREGULATION; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY;

ACINETOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS;

EID: 27644445079     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2005.01791.x     Document Type: Review

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