Acinetobacter baumannii colonization in ventilated preterm infants

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-40

  Nagels, B ^a   Ritter, E ^a   Thomas, P ^b   Schulte Wissermann, H ^b   Wirsing Von Konig C H ^a  

^a Klinikum Krefeld   (Germany)

^b HELIOS KLINIKUM KREFELD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LONG TERM CARE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031896025     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01584361     Document Type: Article

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