Colistin-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ventilator-associated pneumonia in a tertiary care hospital: an evolving threat

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 72-73

  Gupta, M ^a   Lakhina, K ^a   Kamath, A ^a   Vandana, K E ^a   Mukhopadhyay, C ^a   Vidyasagar, S ^a   Varma, M ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CARBAPENEMASE; CEFEPIME; CEFOPERAZONE PLUS SULBACTAM; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERTAPENEM; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; NALIDIXIC ACID; NETILMICIN; NITROFURANTOIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TIGECYCLINE; TIMENTIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; APACHE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECHANICAL VENTILATOR; MIDDLE AGED; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; WATER SAMPLING; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLISTIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84973470540     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.04.014     Document Type: Letter

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