Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance among Nosocomial Pathogens in South Africa: Systematic Review of Published Literature

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-13

  Nyasulu, P ^a   Murray, J ^a,b   Perovic, O ^c,d   Koornhof, H ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b National Institute for Occupational Health Johannesburg   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Bacterial pathogens; Nosocomial infections; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERTAPENEM; ERYTHROMYCIN; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; MOXIFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

EID: 84856228618     PISSN: 18783317     EISSN: 18783325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecm.2011.11.002     Document Type: Review

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