Antibiogram of nosocomial urinary tract infections in Felege Hiwot referral hospital, Ethiopia

African Health Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 134-139

  Melaku, S ^a   Kibret, M ^b   Abera, B ^b   Gebre Sellassie, S ^c  

^a Bahir Regional Health Research Laboratory Center   (Ethiopia)

^b BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Bacteria; Nosocomial; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; NORFLOXACIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CATHETERIZATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISK DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; GENDER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864368524     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v12i2.9     Document Type: Article

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