Pathogenic analysis of sputum from ventilator-associated pneumonia in a pediatric intensive care unit

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 367-371

  Ning, Bo Tao ^a   Zhang, Chen Mei ^a   Liu, Tao ^a   Ye, Sheng ^a   Yang, Zi Hao ^a   Chen, Zhen Jie ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Drug susceptibility; Pediatric intensive care unit; Sputum; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFPIRAMIDE; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SULPERAZON; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADOLESCENT; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHILD; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROCOCCUS; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA THOMPSON; SCHOOL CHILD; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84869436024     PISSN: 17920981     EISSN: 17921015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/etm.2012.757     Document Type: Article

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