Isolation of Acinetobocter spp including A. baomannii from vegetables: Implications for hospital-acquired infections

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 201-204

  Berlau, J ^a   Aucken, H M ^a   Houang, E ^b   Pitt, T L ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter gene species; Acinetobacter spp; ARDRA; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; RIBOSOME DNA; BACTERIAL DNA;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DNA RESTRICTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; VEGETABLE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; RESTRICTION MAPPING; VEGETABLES;

EID: 0032587830     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.1999.0602     Document Type: Article

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