Antimicrobial resistance of bacterial isolates from respiratory care wards in Taiwan: a horizontal surveillance study

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 420-426

  Kuo, Lu Cheng ^a   Yu, Chong Jen ^a   Kuo, Ming Long ^b   Chen, Wei Nan ^c   Chang, Chee Kong ^d   Lin, Hen I ^e   Chen, Chih Chiang ^f   Lu, Min Chi ^g   Lin, Ching Hsiung ^h   Hsieh, Wu Feng ⁱ   Chen, Liang Wu ^j   Chou, Yih ^k   Huang, Ming Shian ^l   Lee, Cheng Hsiung ^m   Chen, Shen Chun ⁿ   Thai, Sun Lung ^o   Chen, Po Chung ^p   Chen, Ching Hsiung ^q   Tseng, Chung Chia ^r   Chen, Yao Shen ^s   Hsiue, Tzuen Ren ^t   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a   more..

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Hsin Tai General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c Wan Hwa Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d Pan Chiao Cathay Hospital   (Taiwan)

^e CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f Shen Mei Hospital   (Taiwan)

^g CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

ⁱ KUO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^j Sin Lau Hospital   (Taiwan)

^k Shinyin Hospital   (Taiwan)

^l Chia yi Hospital   (Taiwan)

^m Tainan Hospital   (Taiwan)

ⁿ Ta Chien Hospital   (Taiwan)

^o Tadong Hospital   (Taiwan)

^p Kaohsiung Municipal United Hospital   (Taiwan)

^q Jiannren Hospital   (Taiwan)

^r KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^s KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^t NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

more..

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Respiratory care wards; Surveillance; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CARBAPENEM; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ACID ASPIRATION; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESPIRATORY CARE; TAIWAN; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENOTYPE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TAIWAN; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 42049117139     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.01.010     Document Type: Article

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