Trend of bacterial resistance for the past 50 years in Korea and future perspectives-gram-negative bacteria

Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 458-467

  Lee, Kyungwon ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacterial resistance; Gram negative bacteria; Korea

Indexed keywords

IMIPENEM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; INFECTION PREVENTION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KOREA; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW;

EID: 84863628094     PISSN: 20932340     EISSN: 20926448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3947/ic.2011.43.6.458     Document Type: Review

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