Nosocomial bacterial infections and their antimicrobial resistance patterns in university hospitals of Hamedan, Iran

Journal of Research in Health Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-58

  Hashemi, Seyyed Hamid ^a   Mamani, Mojgan ^a   Jamal Omidi, Shirin ^a   Niayesh, Amin ^a  

^a HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Intensive care units; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CARBENICILLIN; CEFIXIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; IRAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCHOOL CHILD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 77957558723     PISSN: 16822765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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