A retrospective study on blood stream infections and antibiotic susceptibility patterns in a tertiary care teaching hospital

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 543-548

  Vanitha Rani, N ^a   Gopal, Kannan ^a   Venkata Narendra, M ^a   Vishwakanth, D ^a   Nagesh, V R D ^a   Yogitha, M ^a   Venkata Sunil, M ^a   Palani, Thennarasu ^a  

^a SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Bacteria; Blood stream infections; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; LINEZOLID; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CANDIDA; DRUG UTILIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84855509881     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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