Detection of cross-transmission of multiresistant Gram-negative bacilli and Staphylococcus aureus in adult intensive care units by routine typing of clinical isolates

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 355-363

  Grundmann, Hajo ^a,b   Hahn, Axel ^a   Ehrenstein, Boris ^a   Geiger, Klaus ^a   Just, Hansjörg ^a   Daschner, Franz D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial cross transmission; Genetic diversity; Intensive care units; Multiresistant Gram negative bacilli; Nosocomial infections; PCR fingerprinting; RAPD ALFA; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENOTYPE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0033030387     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1999.tb00154.x     Document Type: Article

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