Changing trend in antimicrobial resistance of pediatric uropathogens in Taiwan

Pediatrics International

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 797-800

  Tseng, Min Hua ^a   Lo, Wen Tsung ^a   Lin, Wei Jen ^a   Teng, Ching Shen ^a   Chu, Mong Ling ^a   Wang, Chih Chien ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Children; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFALOTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; NITROFURANTOIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; TAIWAN; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ADOLESCENT; AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CEPHALOTHIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NITROFURANTOIN; PREVALENCE; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 56549083211     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2008.02738.x     Document Type: Article

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