The impact of the increased use of piperacillin/tazobactam on the selection of antibiotic resistance among invasive Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates | Zendy

Jina Lee | Zendy; Chi Eun Oh | Zendy; Eun Hwa Choi | Zendy; Hoan Jong Lee | Zendy

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The impact of the increased use of piperacillin/tazobactam on the selection of antibiotic resistance among invasive Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates

Author(s) -

Jina Lee,

Chi Eun Oh,

Eun Hwa Choi,

Hoan Jong Lee

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.01.030

Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , piperacillin/tazobactam , tazobactam , microbiology and biotechnology , piperacillin , escherichia coli , biology , bacteria , imipenem , pseudomonas aeruginosa , gene , biochemistry , genetics

Increasing antimicrobial resistance is related to the selective pressure exerted by antibiotic usage. This study evaluated the impact of the increased use of piperacillin/tazobactam (TZP) on the selection of antibiotic resistance.

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