Changes in antimicrobial susceptibility of blood isolates in a university hospital in South Korea, 1998-2010

Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 275-281

  Kim, Nak Hyun ^a   Hwang, Jeong Hwan ^a   Song, Kyoung Ho ^a   Choe, Pyoeng Gyun ^a   Park, Wan Beom ^a   Kim, Eu Suk ^a   Park, Sang Won ^a   Kim, Hong Bin ^a   Kim, Nam Joong ^a   Oh, Myoung Don ^a   Kim, Eui Chong ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility trends; Bacteremia; Blood culture

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOUTH KOREA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 84866892152     PISSN: 20932340     EISSN: 20926448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3947/ic.2012.44.4.275     Document Type: Article

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