Gram-negative non-fermenting bacteria from food-producing animals are low risk for hospital-acquired infections

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 702-708

  Hamouda, A ^a   Vali, L ^a,b   Amyes, Sebastain G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. baumannii; Animal; Antibiotic; Gram negative; Human; P. aeruginosa; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MEAT INDUSTRY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 59449085424     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2008.20.6.702     Document Type: Article

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