Gram-negative, hospital-acquired infections: A growing problem

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 809-811

  Archibald, Lennox K ^a,b  

^a Regeneration Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENOTYPE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RISK FACTOR;

CROSS INFECTION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 11144307390     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502300     Document Type: Editorial

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