Distribution of multi-resistant Gram-negative versus Gram-positive bacteria in the hospital inanimate environment

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 191-197

  Lemmen, S W ^a   Hafner H ^a   Zolldann, D ^a   Stanzel, S ^b   Lutticken R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Environmental contamination; Isolation precaution; Multi resistant bacteria

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE DERIVATIVE; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DETERGENT; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WARD;

CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENT; GERMANY; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1342286302     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2003.12.004     Document Type: Article

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