Nosocomial Citrobacter infection in neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital of Nepal

Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-109

  Khadka, S B ^a   Thapa, B ^a,b   Mahat, K ^b  

^a KATHMANDU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Nepal)

^b Genesis Laboratory and Research   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Citrobacter spp.; Infection control; Nasal prong; Neonates; Nepal

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; NETILMICIN; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOTYPE; CITROBACTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL STAFF; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NEPAL; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 79959428552     PISSN: 19907974     EISSN: 19907982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3126/jnps.v31i2.4094     Document Type: Article

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