High levels of antimicrobial resistance at a tertiary trauma care centre of India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 343-345

  Behera, Bijayini ^a   Mathur, Purva ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; IMIPENEM; OXACILLIN; POLYMYXIN B; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TIGECYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; DISK DIFFUSION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS; QUALITY CONTROL; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRAUMATOLOGY; INJURY; MICROBIOLOGY;

DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; INDIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79952912045     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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