Molecular epidemiology of a multiresistant pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in a paediatric intensive care unit

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 738-743

  Miranda, G ^a   Leanos, B ^a   Marquez, L ^b   Valenzuela, A ^a   Silva, J ^c   Carrillo, B ^c   Munoz, O ^d   Solorzano, F ^a  

^a National Institut of Nutrition   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTIZOXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; DNA; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; ISEPAMICIN; MEROPENEM; NETILMICIN; NORFLOXACIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PEFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TIMENTIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA DETERMINATION; EPIDEMIC; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LIPOPROTEINS; NEW MEXICO; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SEROTYPING;

EID: 0034752866     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655401317074527     Document Type: Article

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