Clinical impact and risk factors for percutaneous gastrostomy wound infections due to resistant organisms

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Mahadeva, Sanjiv ^a   Khoo, Bee Leng ^a   Khoo, Peek Swan ^a   Malik, Abdul ^a   Hilmi, Ida ^a   Qua, Choon Seng ^a   Wong, Choon Heng ^a   Goh, Khean Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; LETTER; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54349110860     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2007.09.019     Document Type: Letter

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