Outbreak of Serratia marcescens colonization and infection traced to a healthcare worker with long-term carriage on the hands

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1153-1158

  De Vries, Jutte J C ^a   Baas, Willy H ^a   Van Der Ploeg, Kees ^a   Heesink, Albêrt ^a   Degener, John E ^a   Arends, Jan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; HAND; HAND INFECTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NURSING CARE; PSORIASIS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CARRIER STATE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; HAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NETHERLANDS; NEUROSURGERY; SERRATIA INFECTIONS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 33751349316     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/508818     Document Type: Article

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