Microbiologic study of the pathogens isolated from wound culture among Wenchuan earthquake survivors

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 268-270

  Tao, Chuanmin ^a,b   Kang, Mei ^a   Chen, Zhixing ^a   Xie, Yi ^a   Fan, Hong ^a   Qin, Li ^a   Ma, Ying ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Earthquake; Surveillance; Wound

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHINA; EARTHQUAKE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURVIVOR; WOUND INFECTION;

CHINA; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; EARTHQUAKES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SURVIVORS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 59649090275     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.11.009     Document Type: Article

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