High prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Nepal

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 471-472

  Hammer, David A ^a   Dongol, Sabina ^b   Anderson, Trevor P ^a   Wong, Jenny S J ^a   Werno, Anja M ^a   Murdoch, David R ^a,c  

^a CANTERBURY HEALTH LABORATORIES   (New Zealand)

^b PATAN HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; CARBAPENEM; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; NALIDIXIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CITROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; MORGANELLA MORGANII; NEPAL; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROVIDENCIA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SERRATIA; THROAT CULTURE; URINE CULTURE;

BETA-LACTAMASES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEPAL;

EID: 34848901679     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.07.004     Document Type: Letter

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