Outbreak of long-term intravascular catheter-related bacteremia due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans subspecies xylosoxidans in a hemodialysis unit

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 727-732

  Tena, D ^a,c   Carranza, R ^a   Barbera J R ^a   Valdezate, S ^b   Garrancho, J M ^a   Arranz, M ^a   Saez Nieto J A ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL LA MANCHA CENTRO   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GUADALAJARA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; LEVOFLOXACIN;

ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; DILUTION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NEBULIZER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHROMOBACTER DENITRIFICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEMODIALYSIS UNITS, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME;

EID: 28644436198     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-005-0028-4     Document Type: Article

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