The antimicrobial resistance pattern in the clinical isolates of pseudomonas aeruginosa in a tertiary care hospital; 2008-2010 (A 3 Year Study)

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 491-494

  Mohanasoundaram, K M ^a  

^a Vinayaka Mission's Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

ICU; Multidrug resistance; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; SULPERAZON;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISK DIFFUSION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; PUS; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SURGICAL PATIENT; URINALYSIS;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 79959295570     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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