Antimicrobial resistance among anaerobes isolated from clinical specimens in Kuwait hospitals: Comparative analysis of 11-year data

Anaerobe

Volumn 31, Issue , 2015, Pages 25-30

  Jamal, Wafaa ^a   Al Hashem, Ghayda ^a   Rotimi, Vincent O ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Anaerobes; Antibiotics; Kuwait; Resistance

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANAEROBE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDES OVATUS; BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON; BACTEROIDES VULGATUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGGERTHELLA LENTA; FUSOBACTERIUM; KUWAIT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PEPTONIPHILUS ASACCHAROLYTICUS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS ANAEROBIUS; PORPHYROMONAS ASACCHAROLYTICA; PREVOTELLA BIVIA; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; PREVOTELLA ORALIS; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDES OVATUS; NEGIBACTERIA; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PREVOTELLA BIVIA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; KUWAIT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84922716893     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: 10958274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2014.08.012     Document Type: Article

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