De-escalation for amoxicillin-susceptible Escherichia coli: easier said than done

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 304-305

  Donaldson, A D ^a   Barkham, T ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; DRUG INDICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SINGAPORE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77549086218     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.07.013     Document Type: Letter

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