One year trends in the gram-negative bacterial antibiotic susceptibility patterns in a medical intensive care unit in South India

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 230-235

  Kaul, S ^a   Brahmadathan, K ^a   Jagannati, M ^a   Sudarsanam, T ^a   Pitchamuthu, K ^a   Abraham, O ^a   John, G ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility; Bacteria; Descriptive study; Medical intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 34848812663     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.34764     Document Type: Article

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