Colonization by Acinotobacter baumanii in Intensive-Care-Unit Patients

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 188-190

  Lortholary, Olivier ^b   Fagon, Jean Yves ^a   Hoi, Annie Buu ^b   Mahieu, Geneviève ^b   Gutmann, Laurent ^b  

^a HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; FRANCE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FRANCE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032016435     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30143440     Document Type: Article

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