Restriction of cephalosporins and control of extended spectrum β-lactamase producing gram negative bacteria in a neonatal intensive care unit

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 785-788

  Murki, Srinivas ^a   Jonnala, Sravanthi ^a   Mohammed, Faheemuddin ^a   Reddy, Anupama ^a  

^a Fernandez Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Cephalosporin; ESBL; Gram negative sepsis; India; NICU

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; ENTEROBACTER; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE SEPSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CEPHALOSPORIN RESISTANCE; CEPHALOSPORINS; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE;

EID: 78650991310     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-010-0118-y     Document Type: Article

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