Prevalence of metallo-β lactamase (MBL) producing Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp. in a tertiary care hospital in India

Journal of Infection

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 311-314

  Gupta, Varsha ^a   Datta, Priya ^a   Chander, Jagdish ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter; Metallo lactamases; Pseudomonas

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; EDETIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; PIPERACILLIN; SPARFLOXACIN; SULPERAZON; TOBRAMYCIN; ZINC SULFATE; BETA LACTAMASE;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; INDIA; NONHUMAN; PLATING MEDIUM; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS; SCREENING TEST; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; ENZYMOLOGY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; BETA-LACTAMASES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INDIA; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS;

EID: 33750589599     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.08.013     Document Type: Article

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