Correlation between the genetic diversity of nosocomial pathogens and their survival time in intensive care units

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-186

  Gastmeier, Petra ^a   Schwab, F ^b   Barwolff S ^b   Ruden H ^b   Grundmann, H ^c  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Surveillance; Survival time; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; TIME FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 30344468472     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.08.010     Document Type: Article

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