Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in a burn unit: Role of antimicrobials in the mergence of multiply resistant strains

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 377-383

  Richard, Pascal ^a   Flochl, Ronan Le ^a   Chamoux, Catherine ^a   Pannier, Michel ^a   Espaze, Eric ^a   Richt, Hervé ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; FOSFOMYCIN; FUSIDATE SODIUM; IMIPENEM; NETILMICIN; NORFLOXACIN; PEFLOXACIN; TICARCILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR; SEROTYPE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CEFTAZIDIME; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEROTYPING; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0028363031     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/170.2.377     Document Type: Article

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