Enterobacter cloacae sepsis outbreak in a newborn unit caused by contaminated total parenteral nutrition solution

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 258-261

  Padoveze, Marla Clara ^b   Trabasso, Plínio ^b   Veiga, Janice Ferreira Silva ^b   Marba, Sergio Tadeu M ^b   Von Nowakonski, Angela ^b   Branchini, Maria Luíza Moretti ^b   Tresoldi, Antonia Teresinha ^a  

^a NONE   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA DETERMINATION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; GENOTYPE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; NEWBORN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEPSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0034099692     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2000.105286     Document Type: Conference Paper

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