An outbreak of extended-spectrum, β-lactamase-producing Salmonella senftenberg in a burns ward

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 295-302

  Revathi, G ^a,c   Shannon, K P ^b   Stapleton, P D ^b   Jain, B K ^a,d   French, G L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^d B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Aminoglycoside resistance; Burns; Outbreak; Plasmid; Salmonella senftenberg; SHV 5 extended spectrum lactamase; Transferable resistance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; FEVER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INDIA; KLEBSIELLA; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA SENFTENBERG; SALMONELLOSIS;

EID: 0031772941     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(98)90307-3     Document Type: Article

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