Nosocomial neonatal outbreak of Serratia marcescens - Analysis of pathogens by pulsed field gel electrophoresis and polymerase chain reaction

Infection

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 277-281

  Steppberger, K ^a   Walter, S ^a   Claros, M C ^b   Spencker, F B ^a   Kiess, W ^a   Rodloff, A C ^a   Vogtmann, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b RCC Ltd   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERRATIA INFECTIONS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 0036391896     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-002-2141-y     Document Type: Article

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