Nosocomial outbreak of multi-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii on a surgical ward: Epidemiology and risk factors for acquisition

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 113-123

  Koeleman, J G M ^a   Parlevliet, G A ^a   Dijkshoorn, L ^b   Savelkoul, P H M ^a   Vandenbroucke Grauls, C M J E ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; AFLP based typing; Nosocomial outbreak; Typing methods

Indexed keywords

ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL WARD;

EID: 0030846941     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(97)90181-X     Document Type: Article

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