Thoracic organ transplantation may not increase the risk of bacterial transmission in intensive care units

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 139-145

  Mattner, Frauke ^a   Rüden, Anna S ^a   Mattner, Lutz ^b   Chaberny, Iris F ^a   Ziesing, Stefan ^a   Strueber, Martin ^a   Gastmeier, Petra ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA fingerprinting; Enterococci; Infection control; Solid organ transplantation; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENTEROCOCCI; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RISK FACTOR; THORACIC ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33846609095     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2006.08.008     Document Type: Article

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