Nosocomial Respiratory Tract Colonization and Infection with Aminoglycoside-Resistant Acinetobacter calcoaceticus var anitratus: Epidemiologic Characteristics and Clinical Significance

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1988, Pages 302-308

  Peacock, James E ^a   Sorrell, LuAnne ^a   Sottile, Frank D ^a   Price, Loraine E ^b   Rutala, William A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ANTIBIOTICS, AMINOGLYCOSIDE; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0024041730     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/645859     Document Type: Article

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