Metallo-β-lactamase-producing clinical isolates of Acinetobacter species and Pseudomonas aeruginosa from intensive care unit patients of a tertiary care hospital

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 243-245

  Irfan, S ^a   Zafar, A ^a   Guhar, D ^a   Ahsan, T ^a   Hasan, R ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter spp; Metallo lactamase; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

IMIPENEM; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 48249111744     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.42035     Document Type: Article

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