KPC-Producer gram negative bacteria among burned infants in Motahari hospital, Tehran: First report from Iran

Annals of Burns and Fire Disasters

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 74-77

  Azimi, L ^a   Rastegar, Lari A ^a   Alaghehbandan, R ^b   Alinejad, F ^a   Mohammadpoor, M ^a   Rahbar, M ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter; Infant; Klebsiella; KPC; Pseudomonas

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869481019     PISSN: 11211539     EISSN: 15929566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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