Incidence of metallo beta lactamase producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in ICU patients

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 398-402

  Varaiya, Ami ^a   Kulkarni, Nikhil ^a   Kulkarni, Manasi ^a   Bhalekar, Pallavi ^a   Dogra, Jyotsana ^a  

^a SL Raheja Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Carbapenem resistance; Metalo beta lactamase; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM; CEFEPIME; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; EDETIC ACID; GATIFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LOMEFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; NETILMICIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASITE INCIDENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEPTICEMIA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CARBAPENEMS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS;

EID: 51349090521     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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