Antibiotic Treatment Failure in Chronic Nosocomial Wound Infections
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Basavraj Nagoba 1 * , Shirish Kolhe 2, Bharat Wadher 3
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1 Maharashtra Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Medical College and Hospital, Department of Microbiology, Latur, India2 Maharashtra Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Medical College and Hospital, Department of Pharmacology, Latur, India3 Medical Microbiology Research Lab. Nagpur University, Nagpur, India* Corresponding Author

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In recent decades, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp, Proteus spp, etc. have emerged as the most notorious nosocomial pathogens. Their ability to develop resistance to antimicrobial agents make them main culprit as aetiological agents in numerous infections especially in nosocomial infections. Their capabilities to colonize rapidly in a compromised host make them very difficult to deal with. In such an eventuality antibiotics stand ineffective. As has been observed in recent times

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Article Type: Brief Report

EUR J GEN MED, Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2009, 60-60

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82641

Publication date: 15 Jan 2009

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