Screening at admission for carrier prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms in a pediatric unit

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 88-89

  Tarchouna, Mouna ^a   Ferjani, Asma ^a   Tilouche, Semia ^a   Marzouk, Manel ^a   Bouguila, Jihène ^a   Boughamoura, Lamia ^a   Boukadida, Jalel ^a  

^a FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFIXIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; FOSFOMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; OXACILLIN; PRISTINAMYCIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENZYME ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZED INFANT; HUMAN; INFANT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT ORGANISM CARRIAGE; NOSE SMEAR; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC WARD; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM SMEAR; RISK FACTOR; SMEAR; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84891596326     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.07.008     Document Type: Letter

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