High rates of reduced susceptibility in the Bacteroides fragilis group isolated from blood cultures - The first national survey in Denmark

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 188-190

  Justesen, Ulrik S ^a   Hansen, Frank ^b   Ostergaard, Claus ^c   Schønheyder, Henrik C ^d   Hansen, Dennis S ^e   Lemming, Lars E ^f   Schumacher, Helga ^g   Heltberg, Ole ^h   Knudsen, Jenny D ⁱ   Dzajic, Ezad ^j   Arpi, Magnus ^b   Hammerum, Anette M ^e  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^g HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^h SLAGELSE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

ⁱ HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^j University of Esbjerg   (Denmark)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTEROIDES CACCAE; BACTEROIDES CELLULOSILYTICUS; BACTEROIDES DOREI; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDES INFECTION; BACTEROIDES OVATUS; BACTEROIDES VULGATUS; BLOOD CULTURE; DENMARK; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; PARABACTEROIDES DISTASONIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDES INFECTIONS; DENMARK; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84880274415     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2013.04.025     Document Type: Letter

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