Serratia marcescens causing hospital-acquired lower respiratory tract infection

The Journal of hospital infection

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 242-244

  Byrne, A H ^a   Boyle, B ^a   Herra, C M ^a   Hone, R ^b   Keane, C T ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LETTER; MICROBIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEROTYPING; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

CROSS INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEROTYPING; SERRATIA INFECTIONS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 0034223429     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2000.0761     Document Type: Editorial

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