Aetiological agents of ventilator-associated pneumonia and its resistance pattern - A threat for treatment

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 430-434

  Pravin Charles, M V ^a   Easow, Joshy M ^a   Joseph, Noyal M ^a   Ravishankar, M ^a   Kumar, Shailesh ^a   Umadevi, Sivaraman ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Drug resistance; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; NETILMICIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CITROBACTER KOSERI; DISK DIFFUSION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84884964591     PISSN: 18361935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2013.1710     Document Type: Article

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