Extended spectrum β lactamase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in neonatal intensive care unit

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 627-630

  Krishna, B V S ^a   Patil, Asha B ^b   Chandrasekhar, M R ^c  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b KARNATAKA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Environment; Neonatal intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; BETA LACTAMASE;

AMBIENT AIR; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCUBATOR; INDIA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SEPTICEMIA; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; EQUIPMENT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE;

BETA-LACTAMASES; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 34548642997     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-007-0111-1     Document Type: Article

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