Presence of polyclonal Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an intensive care unit: A 27-month prospective study on molecular epidemiology

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 720-723

  Cortés, Pilar ^a   Mariscal, Dolors ^b   Vallés, Jordi ^b   Rello, Jordi ^c   Coll, Pere ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE SABADELL   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI JOAN XXIII   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DISEASE CARRIER; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0035708640     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0195941700072726     Document Type: Article

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