Two consecutive outbreaks of Acinetobacter baumanii 1-a in a burn Intensive Care Unit for adults

Burns

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 419-423

  Herruzo, R ^a   De La Cruz, J ^a   Fernandez Acenero M J ^a   Garcia Caballero, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumanii 1 a; Consecutive outbreaks; Intensive Care Unit

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; BURN INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROFLORA; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; SPAIN;

EID: 3042691388     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2004.01.008     Document Type: Article

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