Increasing frequency of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections during tigecycline use

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ULU-KILIC A. , Alp E. , ALTUN D., Cevahir F., Kalin G. , Demiraslan H.

JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, vol.9, no.3, pp.309-312, 2015 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 9 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.3855/jidc.4700
  • Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
  • Page Numbers: pp.309-312

Abstract

Introduction: The widespread use of tigecycline raises the question of increasing infection rates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) in ICUs which are not affected by this antibiotic.