Infection outbreak caused by karbapenem and aminoglycoside resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. An imported case with serious consequences for a Norwegian burn centre;Utbrudd av infeksjon med multiresistent Acinetobacter baumannii

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 120, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1028-1033

  Onarheim, Henning ^a   Høvik, Tone ^a   Harthug, Stig ^a   Digranes, Asbjørn ^a   Mylvaganam, Haima ^a   Vindenes, Hallvard A ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BURN; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDEMIC; FATALITY; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NORWAY; PATIENT CARE; SPAIN; TRAVEL; WOUND INFECTION;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BURNS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; FATAL OUTCOME; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NORWAY; PATIENT ISOLATION; SPAIN; TRAVEL; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0034731942     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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