Community-acquired bacteraemia in a rural area: Predominant bacterial species and antibiotic resistance

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1045-1049

  Nimri, L F ^a   Batchoun, R ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LINCOMYCIN; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; CHILD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 6344272383     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.05503-0     Document Type: Article

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