Infections with VIM-1 metallo-β-lactamase-producing Enterobacter cloacae and their correlation with clinical outcome

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3514-3519

  Falcone, Marco ^a   Mezzatesta, Maria Lina ^b   Perilli, Mariagrazia ^c   Forcella, Chiara ^c   Giordano, Alessandra ^a   Cafiso, Viviana ^b   Amicosante, Gianfranco ^c   Stefani, Stefania ^b   Venditti, Mario ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; ERTAPENEM; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TIGECYCLINE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLONAL VARIATION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RELAPSE; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TREATMENT DURATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VIM 1 GENE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BETA-LACTAMASES; CROSS INFECTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE;

EID: 70449640139     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01193-09     Document Type: Article

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