Study of imipenem resistant metallo- beta-lactamase positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa from burns wound infections, environmental sources and impact of infection control measures in a burns care center

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 695-703

  Yogeesha Babu, K V ^a   Vijayanath, V ^b   Niranjan, H P ^a   Anitha, M R ^b  

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

^b VINAYAKA MISSION S RESEARCH FOUNDATION DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Burns wound infections; Environmental sources; Infection control measures; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; IMIPENEM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURN INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CARRIER; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMIPENEM RESISTANT METALLO BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION;

EID: 84857776831     PISSN: 09737510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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