Frequency of extended spectrum β-Lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae in intensive care units

Tehran University Medical Journal

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-38

  Mirsalehian, A ^a   Nakhjavani, F ^a   Peymani, A ^a   Jabalameli, F ^a   Mirafshar, S M ^a   Hamidian, M ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Enterobacteriaceae; ESBL; ICU

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; IMIPENEM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77953425162     PISSN: 16831764     EISSN: 17357322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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