Neonatal sepsis and antibiotic resistance in developing countries

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1097-

  Bates, Matthew ^a,b   Kabwe, Mwila ^a   Zumla, Alimuddin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; BACTERIUM; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; SEPSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; SEPSIS;

EID: 84926005566     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000388     Document Type: Letter

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