Chryseobacterium (Flavobacterium) meningosepticum outbreak associated with colonization of water taps in a neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 188-192

  Hoque, S N ^a   Graham, J ^a   Kaufmann, M E ^b   Tabaqchali, S ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chryseobacterium meningosepticum; Multi drug resistance; Outbreak; Sink taps

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; TAP WATER; TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHLORINATION; CHROMOSOME; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM MENINGOSEPTICUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MENINGITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SCREENING; SECRETIONS; SEPTICEMIA;

EID: 0034936259     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2000.0908     Document Type: Article

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