Uropathogens and their susceptibility patterns in children at Princess Rhmah Hospital, Jordan

Jordan Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-50

  Alshara, Mohammed A ^a  

^a IRBID NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Drug resistance; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFACLOR; CEFALEXIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFIXIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NORFLOXACIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 82455220408     PISSN: 04469283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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