Emergence of Enterobacter aerogenes as a major antibiotic-resistant nosocomial pathogen in Belgian hospitals

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 622-627

  Ronveaux, Olivier ^a   De Gheldre, Yves ^b   Glupczynski, Youri ^c   Struelens, Marc ^b   De Mol, Patrick ^d  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Bloodstream infection; Enterobacter aerogenes; Nosocomial infection; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES;

EID: 0032706322     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1999.tb00419.x     Document Type: Article

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