SUSCEPTIBILITY PROFILE OF CLINICAL ISOLATES OF ESCHERICHIA COLI TO THIRD-GENERATION CEPHALOSPORINS
Author(s)
Zubair M1, Hussain T2, Waqas M3
1Peshawar Medical and Dental College, Peshawar, Pakistan, 2National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan, 3Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan
OBJECTIVES: Escherichia coli is the most frequently encountered pathogen in community and hospital acquired infections. Cephalosporins are broad spectrum antibiotics commonly administered in empiric therapy for treatment of infections caused by gram negative pathogens including Escherichia coli
Conference/Value in Health Info
2016-05, ISPOR 2016, Washington DC, USA
Value in Health, Vol. 19, No. 3 (May 2016)
Code
PIN5
Topic
Clinical Outcomes, Epidemiology & Public Health
Topic Subcategory
Comparative Effectiveness or Efficacy, Safety & Pharmacoepidemiology
Disease
Infectious Disease (non-vaccine), Multiple Diseases, Sensory System Disorders, Urinary/Kidney Disorders