Digestive tract colonization with extended spectrum betalactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae in a surgical intensive care unit in Casablanca [1]

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 238-239

  Moustaoui, N ^a   Bensghir, R ^a   Mjahed, K ^b   Hakim, K ^b   Aimhand, R ^a   Boudouma, M ^c   Barrou, L ^b   Elmdaghri, N ^a   Benbachir, M ^a  

^a Microbiology Laboratory   (Morocco)

^b IBN ROCHD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES BEN M SIK   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MOROCCO; SURGICAL INFECTION;

EID: 0033658951     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2000.0827     Document Type: Letter

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