Outbreak of burn wound infections by Salmonella enterica serovar Menston and the role of disinfectant testing in finding the cause of spread

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 180-181

  Wadhwa, V ^a   Kabra, S ^a   Khaki, P ^a   Gur, R ^a   Bhalla, P ^a   Rai, S ^a   Kharbanda, P ^a   Mishra, B ^b   Uppal, B ^a   Singh, A V ^a   Ahuja, R B ^c   Gautam, V K ^c  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

^c LN Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT;

BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURN; BURN INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPOUND FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; GRAFT INFECTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION RATE; LETTER; OSTEOMYELITIS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLOSIS; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; TIBIA FRACTURE;

BURNS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISINFECTION; HUMANS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33947726369     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.10.001     Document Type: Letter

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