Control of Enterobacteriaceae producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamase in intensive care units: Rectal screening may not be needed in non-epidemic situations

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 838-841

  Thouverez, Michelle ^a   Talon, Daniel ^a   Bertrand, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JEAN MINJOZ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE; METICILLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST;

ADULT; BETA-LACTAMASES; CARRIER STATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 11144271117     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502305     Document Type: Article

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