Survival of Acinetobacter baumannii on dry surfaces

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1394-1397

  Wendt, Constanze ^a   Dietze, Beate ^a   Dietz, Ekkehart ^a   Rüden, Henning ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; EPIDEMIC; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE; SURVIVAL;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030915790     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.6.1394-1397.1997     Document Type: Article

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