A review of multidrug resistant surgical site infections

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-7

  Weese, J S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobiol resistance; Nosocomiol; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PSEUDOMONAS; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

ACINETOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 40149088837     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3415/VCOT-07-11-0106     Document Type: Review

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