Associations between carbapenem use, carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Nov;34(11):1235-7. doi: 10.1086/673460.

Authors

Anucha Apisarnthanarak¹, Sumana Jitpokasem, Linda M Mundy

Affiliation

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University Hospital, Pathumthani, Thailand.

PMID: 24113616
DOI: 10.1086/673460

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acinetobacter Infections / epidemiology*
Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology
Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Carbapenems / pharmacology
Carbapenems / therapeutic use*
Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
Humans
Incidence
Pseudomonas Infections / epidemiology*
Pseudomonas Infections / microbiology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects
Thailand / epidemiology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Carbapenems