Risk factors for acquisition of gentamicin-resistant enterococcal infection: a case-controlled study

High-level gentamicin-resistant enterococci present problems in the treatment of infected patients, especially as synergy between penicillin and gentamicin is lost. Previous studies have suggested various risk factors for the acquisition of these enterococci. A case-controlled study was performed on...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Postgraduate medical journal 1999-06, Vol.75 (884), p.342-345
Hauptverfasser:	Viagappan, M, Holliman, R E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Antibiotics Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen Biological and medical sciences Case-Control Studies Catheters Child Child, Preschool Drug Resistance, Microbial enterococcal infection Enterococcus - drug effects Epidemiology Female gentamicin-resistant enterococci Gentamicins - therapeutic use Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - drug therapy Hospitals Human bacterial diseases Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Infections Infectious diseases Length of stay Male Medical sciences Microbial Sensitivity Tests Middle Aged Organisms Original Patients Penicillin Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Sepsis
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