Endemicity, molecular diversity and colonisation routes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in intensive care units

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1263-1268

  Bertrand, X ^a   Thouverez, M ^a   Talon, D ^a   Boillot, A ^a   Capellier, G ^a   Floriot, C ^b   Helias J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JEAN MINJOZ   (France)

^b Centre Hospitalier Paul Morel   (France)

^c Traumatologie du Centre Hospitalier de Belfort Montbéliard Site de Montbéliard   (France)

Author keywords

Colonisation routes; Intensive care; Molecular epidemiology; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FRANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS;

EID: 0034890768     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340100979     Document Type: Article

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