Endemic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in a neonatal intensive care unit

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 343, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 695-700

  Foca, Marc ^a   Jakob, Kathleen ^a   Whittier, Susan ^a   Della Latta, Phyllis ^a   Factor, Stephanie ^a   Rubenstein, David ^a   Saiman, Lisa ^a  

^a New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034618873     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200009073431004     Document Type: Article

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