Prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp in a neonatal intensive care unit

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1106-1107

  Anandan, Shalini ^a   Thomas, Niranjan ^a   Veeraraghavan, Balaji ^a   Jana, Atanu K ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

ESBL; Neonates; Septicemia

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TIMENTIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING KLEBSIELLA; HUMAN; INDIA; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SEPTICEMIA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; KLEBSIELLA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 73249143478     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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