Endemic channels and bacterial resistance markers in third-level hospitals in Bogotá, Colombia;Canales endémicos y marcadores de resistencia bacteriana, en instituciones de tercer nivel de Bogota, Colombia

Revista de Salud Publica

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 59-70

  Leal, Aura Lucia ^a   Schmalbach, Javier Eslava ^a   Álvarez, Carlos ^b   Buitrago, Giancarlo ^a   Méndez, Matilde ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN IGNACIO   (Colombia)

^c HOSPITAL MILITAR CENTRAL   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Colombia; Epidemiological surveillance; Microbial drug resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747283134     PISSN: 01240064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0124-00642006000400006     Document Type: Article

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