Bacteriological profile and antibiogram of neonatal septicemia

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 371-374

  Gyawali, Narayan ^a   Sanjana, Raj Kumari ^b  

^a NEPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Nepal)

^b Teaching Hospital   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Bacteriological profile; Neonatal septicemia

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CARBENICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; BLOOD CULTURE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; KLEBSIELLA; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NEPAL; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84887439965     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-012-0911-9     Document Type: Article

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