Outbreak of gentamicin-resistant Acinetobacter baumanii in an intensive care unit: Clinical, epidemiological and microbiological features

Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 359-363

  Riley, T V ^a,b   Webb, S A R ^b   Cadwallader, H ^b   Briggs, B D ^a,b   Christiansen, L ^a,b   Bowman, R A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gentamicin resistant Acinetobacti baumanii

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ACINETOBACTER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIME;

EID: 0030425549     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313029600169354     Document Type: Article

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