Investigation of an outbreak of multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in an intensive care burns unit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 228-232

  Roberts, S A ^a   Findlay, R ^a   Lang, S D R ^a  

^a MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Hands; ICU; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BURN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIC; HAND; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PATIENT CARE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SAMPLING;

EID: 0034912521     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2001.0985     Document Type: Article

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