Clusters of Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in neonatal intensive care units in Gauteng [9]

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 813-

  Marais, Else ^a   Moodley, Arshnee ^a   Govender, Nelesh ^a   Kularatne, Ranmini ^a   Thomas, Juno ^a   Duse, Adriano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ASEPSIS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 33749060218     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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