Microbial mutation as a source of polyclonality in the gut of the critically ill [4]

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 374-375

  Damjanovic, V ^a   van Saene, H K F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CITROBACTER KOSERI; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EPIDEMIC; ERADICATION THERAPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; STOMACH MOTILITY; STOMACH PH;

CITROBACTER KOSERI; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CROSS INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MUTATION;

EID: 14744285806     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.10.010     Document Type: Letter

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