Influx of multidrug resistant, Gram-negative bacteria (MDRGNB) in a public hospital among elderly patients from long-term care facilities: A single-center pilot study

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Choi, Jae Phil ^a   Cho, Eun Ha ^a   Lee, Seung Joon ^a   Lee, Seung Tae ^a   Koo, Myung Sook ^a   Song, Young Goo ^b  

^a Seoul Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Geriatrics; Long term care facilities; Multidrug resistant Gram negative

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KOREA; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MICROBIAL KINETICS; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 84857049171     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.05.026     Document Type: Article

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