Nosocomial outbreak of Burkholderia pickettii infection due to a manufactured intravenous product used in three hospitals

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1092-1095

  Fernández, Cristina ^a   Wilhelmi, Isabel ^b   Andradas, Elena ^b   Gaspar, Carmen ^b   Gomez, Javier ^b   Romero, Jose ^b   Mariano, Jose Alberto ^b   Corral, Octavio ^b   Rubio, Margarita ^b   Elviro, Javier ^b   Fereres, José ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RANITIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0029784558     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.6.1092     Document Type: Article

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