A longitudinal study of Acinetobacter in three Australian hospitals

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-252

  Marshall, C ^a,b   Richards, M ^a,b   Black, J ^a,b   Sinickas, V ^a   Dendle, C ^c   Korman, T ^c   Spelman, D ^d  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^d ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter; Antibiotic resistance; Epidemiology; Infection control

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 35648981514     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.08.011     Document Type: Article

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