Microbiologic characteristics of pathogenic bacteria from hospitalized trauma patients who survived Wenchuan earthquake

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2529-2535

  Zhang, B ^a   Liu, Z ^a   Lin, Z ^a   Zhang, X ^a   Fu, W ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AZTREONAM; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DALFOPRISTIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; MINOCYCLINE; NETILMICIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SULPERAZON; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CHILD; CHINA; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; EARTHQUAKE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL STRAIN; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURVIVOR; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHILD; CHINA; DISASTERS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE COCCI; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMIPENEM; INCIDENCE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SURVIVAL; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869141180     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-012-1591-0     Document Type: Article

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