Surveillance of multidrug-resistant gram-negative pathogens in high-risk neonates-does it make a difference?

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 407-409

  Simon, Arne ^a   Tenenbaum, Tobias ^b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 84876294040     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182875227     Document Type: Article

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