Safety and effectiveness of colistin compared with tobramycin for multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 42-47). === Background: Nosocomial infections due to multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii are often treated with colistin, but there are few data comparing its safety and effectiveness with other antimicrobials, particularly the aminoglycosides. Me...

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Main Author: Gounden, Ronald
Other Authors: Maartens, Gary
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3282