Antimicrobial susceptibility of clinical isolates from earthquake victims in Wenchuan

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-92

  Kang, M ^a   Xie, Yi ^a   Mintao, C ^a   Chen, Z ^a   Chen, H ^a   Fan, H ^a   Chen, W ^a   Guo, X ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Drug resistance; Earthquake; Nosocomial infection; Quarantine; Susceptibility testing

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TOBRAMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANDIDA; CHINA; CLOSTRIDIUM BIFERMENTANS; CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII; EARTHQUAKE VICTIM; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL INFECTION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VICTIM; WOUND INFECTION;

BACILLI (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; CLOSTRIDIUM BIFERMENTANS; CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 59349095747     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02129.x     Document Type: Article

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