Nationwide survey of CTX-M-type extended-spectrum β-lactamases among Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in Slovenian hospitals

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 287-291

  Mesko Meglic K ^a   Koren, S ^a   Palepou, M F I ^b   Karisik, E ^b   Livermore, D M ^b   Pike, R ^b   Andlovic, A ^a   Jeverica, S ^a   Krizan Hergouth V ^a   Muller Premru M ^a   Seme, K ^a   Woodford, N ^a   Avguštin, Jerneja Ambrožič ^a   Berce, Ingrid ^c   Bujko, Marina ^d   Fišer, Jerneja ^e   Harlander, Tatjana ^f   Kavčič, Martina ^g   Lorenčič Robnik, Slavica ^h   Piltaver, Irena ⁱ   Ribič, Helena ^j   Štrumbelj, Iztok ^k   Tomič, Viktorija ^l   Žohar Čretnik, Tjaša ^m   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Public Health Care Center Nova Gorica   (Slovenia)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Slovenia)

^e General Hospital Dr Franc Derganc   (Slovenia)

^f Public Health Care Center Novo Mesto   (Slovenia)

^g Public Health Care Center Koper   (Slovenia)

^h Public Health Care Center Maribor   (Slovenia)

ⁱ General Hospital Slovenj Gradec   (Slovenia)

^j Public Health Care Center Kranj   (Slovenia)

^k Public Health Care Center Murska Sobota   (Slovenia)

^l University Clinic for Pulmonary and Allergic Diseases Golnik   (Slovenia)

^m Public Health Care Center Celje   (Slovenia)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CTX M 15 ENZYME; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SLOVENIA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENES, BACTERIAL; HOSPITALS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SLOVENIA;

EID: 59749103291     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00746-08     Document Type: Article

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