Higher disinfectant resistance of nosocomial isolates of Klebsiella oxytoca: Indicator organisms in disinfectant testing are not reliable [4]

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-154

  Gortner, L ^a   Borkhardt, A ^a   Reiss, I ^a   Ruden H ^b   Daschner, F ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INDICATOR ORGANISM; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; LETTER; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURITY; RELIABILITY; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KLEBSIELLA; NEWBORN; NOTE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0037712995     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1344     Document Type: Editorial

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