Erratum: Ecology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the intensive care unit and the evolving role of water outlets as a reservoir of the organism (American Journal of Infection Control (2005) 33, (S41-S49) DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2005.03.006);Ecology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the intensive care unit and the evolving role of water outlets as a reservoir of the organism

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 33, Issue 5 SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 172-

  Trautmann, Matthias ^a   Lepper, Philipp M ^b   Haller, Mathias ^c  

^a KLINIKUM STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^c Klinikum Kempten Oberallgau   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; TAP WATER; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; ECOLOGY; FILTRATION; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEATING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MOLECULAR TYPING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHENOTYPE; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SEROTYPE; SPECIES HABITAT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; VIRULENCE; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; STANDARD;

CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FILTRATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 22144457626     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.01.001     Document Type: Erratum

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