Survival of Acinetobacter baumannii on dry surfaces: Comparison of outbreak and sporadic isolates

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1938-1941

  Jawad, A ^a   Seifert, H ^b   Snelling, A M ^a   Heritage, J ^a   Hawkey, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; MEZLOCILLIN; PIPERACILLIN; TAZOBACTAM;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL INFECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031808598     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.7.1938-1941.1998     Document Type: Article

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