An outbreak of neonatal septicaemia by Enterobacter cloacae

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 227-229

  Antony, Beena ^a   Prasad, BPM Rajendra ^b  

^a FATHER MULLER MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b J J M MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Enterobacter cloacae; Neonatal septicaemia; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN; SPARFLOXACIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SMEAR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 81155144395     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(11)60034-0     Document Type: Article

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