The influence of antibiotic use on the occurrence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-72

  Kolar, M ^a   Urbanek, K ^a   Vagnerova, I ^a   Koukalova, D ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Antibiotic use; Resistance; Vancomycin resistant enterococci

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMINOPENICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; AZLOCILLIN; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFACLOR; CEFADROXIL; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFPIROME; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; DOXYCYCLINE; GLYCOPEPTIDE; LINCOSAMIDE DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULPERAZON; SULTAMICILLIN; TETRACYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; TIMENTIN; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRUG USE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CZECH REPUBLIC; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 33645119894     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2006.00701.x     Document Type: Article

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