Characteristics of polyclonal endemicity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization in intensive care units: Implications for infection control

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1212-1219

  Bonten, Marc J M ^a,b   Bergmans, Dennis C J J ^a,b   Speijer, Han ^a,b   Stobberingh, Ellen E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032854354     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.160.4.9809031     Document Type: Article

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