Bacteria isolated from bloodstream infections at a tertiary hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - antimicrobial resistance of isolates

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 835-838

  Moyo, S ^a   Aboud, S ^a   Kasubi, M ^b   Maselle, S Y ^a  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b MUHIMBILI NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; KLEBSIELLA; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TANZANIA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 78650096219     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.4186     Document Type: Article

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