Molecular epidemiology of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolated from environmental and clinical specimens in a cardiac surgery intensive care unit

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 852-855

  Kac, Guillaume ^a,b   Podglajen, Isabelle ^a   Vaupré, Sabine ^a   Colardelle, Nathalie ^a   Buu Hoï, Annie ^a   Gutmann, Laurent ^a  

^a HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

^b HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFOTAXIME;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CATHETER; DECUBITUS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FECES CULTURE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SURGICAL INFECTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINE CULTURE;

BETA-LACTAMASES; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA;

EID: 11144322143     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502308     Document Type: Article

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