Molecular typing of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from a neonatal intensive care unit

New Microbiologica

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 293-300

  Marranzano, M ^a   Agodi, A ^a   Romeo, M ^a   Saporito, A ^a   Sciacca, A ^a   Campanile, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Klebsiella; Nosocomial infections; Plasmid analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; ITALY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PLASMID;

CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; ITALY; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMIDS;

EID: 0030256291     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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