Nosocomial colonization of premature babies with Klebsiella oxytoca: Probable role of enteral feeding procedure in transmission and control of the outbreak with the use of gloves

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 148-151

  Berthelot, Philippe ^a   Grattard, Florence ^a   Patural, Hugues ^a   Ros, Alain ^a   Jelassi Saoudin, Hénia ^a   Pozzetto, Bruno ^a   Teyssier, Georges ^a   Lucht, Frédéric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENTERIC FEEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENOTYPE; GLOVE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0035078476     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501881     Document Type: Article

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