Bacteriology of surgical site and catheter related urinary tract infections among patients admitted in Mekelle Hospital, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-127

  Tesfahunegn, Zeamanuel ^a   Asrat, Daniel ^b   Woldeamanuel, Yimtubezinash ^b   Estifanos, Kidanu ^c  

^a Tigray Regional Llcallh Bureau   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility pattern; Ethiopia; Prevalence; Surgical site infection; catheter related urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957302620     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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