A clinicomicrobiological study on the importance of Pseudomonas in nosocomially infected ICU patients, with special reference to metallo β- lactamase production

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 44-48

  Sarkar, Bharati ^a   Biswas, Debasis ^a   Prasad, Ramjee ^a   Sharma, J P ^a  

^a HIMALAYAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

ICU; Metallo lactamase; Nosocomial infection; Pseudomonas

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBENICILLIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; NETILMICIN; OFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; POLYMYXIN B; TICARCILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DRUG EFFICACY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPAL; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; CARBENICILLIN; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; IMIPENEM; INDIA; INPATIENTS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMYXIN B; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; TRACHEA;

EID: 33645706283     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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