Community-acquired extended-spectrum β-lactamase producers, United States [6]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1121-1123

  Doi, Yohei ^a   Adams, Jennifer ^a   O'Keefe, Alexandra ^a   Quereshi, Zubair ^a   Ewan, Lindsay ^a   Paterson, David L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMMUNITY; EMERGENCY WARD; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LETTER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 34447256929     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1307.070094     Document Type: Letter

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