Study of imipenem resistant metallo-beta-lactamase positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa from different hospital environmental sources

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 195-203

  Babu, K V Yogeesha ^a   Kumara, Amruta ^b   Vijayanath, V ^a  

^a S S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b MYSORE MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Environmental sources; Imipenem resistant Metallo Beta lactamase positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa (IR MBLP PA); Infection control measures

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AZTREONAM; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; POLYMYXIN B; SULBACTAM; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DISK DIFFUSION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

MOPS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 83455203766     PISSN: 09737510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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