Multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak associated with contaminated transrectal ultrasound

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 148-149

  Paz, A ^a   Bauer, H ^a   Potasman, I ^a  

^a BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIURIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION; EPIDEMIC; FEVER; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LETTER; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PROSTATE DISEASE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SIDE EFFECT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0034769124     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2001.1056     Document Type: Editorial

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