Incidence, etiology, and antibiotic resistance patterns of Gram-negative microorganisms isolated from patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia in a medical-surgical intensive care unit of a teaching hospital in Istanbul, Turkey (2004-2006)

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 339-342

  Erdem, Ilknur ^a,b   Ozgultekin, Asu ^a   Inan, Asuman Sengoz ^a   Dincer, Emine ^a   Turan, Guldem ^a   Ceran, Nurgul ^a   Engin, Derya Ozturk ^a   Akcay, Seniha Senbayrak ^a   Akgun, Nur ^a   Goktas, Pasa ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; METICILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULPERAZON; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; DRUG EFFECT; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; TURKEY;

EID: 54449085057     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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