Frequency of isolation of pathogens from nosocomial bloodstream infection in a tertiary referral hospital in the United Arab Emirates

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 264-265

  Jumaa, Pauline A ^a   Neringer, Rune ^a  

^a TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; LETTER; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 33646518129     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2005.04.010     Document Type: Letter

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