An increased incidence of Enterobacter cloacae in a cardiovascular ward

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 130-134

  Kanemitsu, K ^a   Endo, S ^a   Oda, K ^b   Saito, K ^b   Kunishima, H ^a   Hatta, M ^a   Inden, K ^a   Kaku, M ^a  

^a Laboratory Diagnostics   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular ward; Enterobacter; Nosocomial surveillance

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; POVIDONE IODINE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISINFECTION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY CARE UNITS; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OROPHARYNX; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTORS; SPUTUM;

EID: 34249696516     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.03.019     Document Type: Article

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