Molecular and antibiogram relationships of Acinetobacter isolates from two contrasting hospitals in the United Kingdom and South Africa

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 595-598

  Webster, C A ^a   Towner, K J ^a   Saunders, G L ^b   Crewe Brown, H H ^b   Humphreys, H ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, MUNICIPAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032708409     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050354     Document Type: Article

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