Outbreak of Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia in a neonatal intensive care unit: Clinical implications and genotyping analysis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1105-1109

  Huang, Yhu Chering ^a,c   Su, Lin Hui ^b   Wu, Tsu Lan ^b   Leu, Hsieh Shong ^b   Hsieh, Wu Shiun ^a   Chang, Tung Mei ^a   Lin, Tzou Yien ^a,c  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Bacteremia; Genotyping; Neonatal intensive care unit; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEPSIS; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036903484     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200212000-00004     Document Type: Article

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