Molecular epidemiology of Enterobacter aerogenes acquisition: One-year prospective study in two intensive care units

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1474-1480

  Davin Regli, Anne ^a,d   Monnet, Dominique ^b   Saux, Pierre ^c   Bosi, Claude ^a   Charrel, Remi ^a   Barthelemy, Alain ^a   Bollet, Claude ^a  

^a Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Unit Salvator Hospital Public Assistance Marseille Hospitals University Aix Marseille II   (France)

^b Ctr Coord Lutte Contre les I   (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 0029945012     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.6.1474-1480.1996     Document Type: Article

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