Emergence of tigecycline resistance amongst multi-drug resistant gram negative isolates in a multi-disciplinary hospital

Journal of Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 358-359

  Arya, Subhash C ^a   Agarwal, Nirmala ^a  

^a SANT PARMANAND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZTREONAM; CEFALEXIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; NITROFURANTOIN; OFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; TIGECYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; INDIA; LETTER; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; URINALYSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MINOCYCLINE;

EID: 77956651526     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.07.012     Document Type: Letter

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