Nosocomial meningitis caused by Enterobacteriaceae: Risk factors and outcome in 18 cases in 1992-2007

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 27-29

  Benca, J ^a,b   Ondrusova, A ^a,b   Rudinsky, B ^a,b   Bauer, F ^a,b   Kovac, M ^a,b  

^a St Elisabeth University College   (Slovakia)

^b St Lesley School of Nursing   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Enterobacteriaceae; Nosocomial meningitis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; NETILMICIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NOSOCOMIAL MENINGITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; TREATMENT DURATION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 37849038417     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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