Carbapenem susceptibilities and non-susceptibility concordance to different carbapenems amongst clinically important Gram-negative bacteria isolated from intensive care units in Taiwan: Results from the Surveillance of Multicentre Antimicrobial Resistance in Taiwan (SMART) in 2009

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 457-462

  Jean, Shio Shin ^a   Hsueh, Po Ren ^b   Lee, Wen Sen ^a   Yu, Kwok Woon ^c   Liao, Chun Hsing ^d   Chang, Feng Yi ^e   Ko, Wen Chien ^f   Wu, Jiunn Jong ^g   Chen, Yen Hsu ^h   Chen, Yao Shen ⁱ   Liu, Jien Wei ^j   Lu, Min Chi ^k   Liu, Cheng Yi ^l   Lam, Carlos ^a   Chen, Ray Jade ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

ⁱ KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^j CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^k Chung Shan Medical and University   (Taiwan)

^l TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

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Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Carbapenem; Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute; Enterobacteriaceae; Non susceptibility

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; DORIPENEM; ERTAPENEM; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; AGAR DILUTION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORGANELLA MORGANII; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; TAIWAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; CARBAPENEMS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 84876289299     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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