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Epidemiological study of variations in beta-lactam antibiotic susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in two intensive care units.
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Nov 1997
Cailleaux V, Mulin B, Capellier G, Julliot M C, Thouverez M, Talon D
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A six-month prospective study was carried out in the medical and surgical intensive care units (ICUs) at Besançon University Hospital to assess the frequency and risk factors for beta-lactam-resistant isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Clinical samples were screened for P. aeruginosa, and four antibiograms were distinguished using imipenem and ceftazidime, namely: fully susceptible (SS), imipenem-resistant (RS),...
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