Bacteremia among Jordanian children at Princess Rahmah Hospital: Pathogens and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns

Iranian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-27

  Mohammad, Alshara ^a  

^a IRBID NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Bacteremia; Child fever; Drug resistance

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; CEFACLOR; CEFALEXIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; JORDAN; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENICITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSEUDOMONAS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ACINETOBACTER SP.; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 77954909057     PISSN: 20083289     EISSN: 20084447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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