Prospective survey of digestive tract colonization with enterobacteriaceae that produce extended-spectrum β-lactamases in intensive care units [3]

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 386-388

  Christiaens, G ^a   Ciccarella, Y ^a   Damas, P ^a   Hayette, M P ^a   Melin, P ^a   Nys, M ^a   De Mol, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BELGIUM; CITROBACTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INOCULATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTESTINE FLORA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; MALE; MORGANELLA MORGANII; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEUS;

BETA-LACTAMASES; CROSS INFECTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 32044447888     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.09.014     Document Type: Letter

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