Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from blood culture [3]

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 999-1000

  Harish, B N ^a   Menezes, G A ^a   Shekatkar, S ^a   Parija, S C ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFPODOXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLAVULANIC ACID; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; BLOOD; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PREVALENCE; THIENAMYCINS;

EID: 34447263525     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47072-0     Document Type: Letter

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