Contribution of tap water to patient colonisation with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a medical intensive care unit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 72-78

  Rogues, A M ^a,b   Boulestreau, H ^a,b   Lasheras A ^b   Boyer, A ^b   Gruson, D ^b   Merle, C ^b   Castaing, Y ^b   Bebear C M ^b   Gachie, J P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

Critical care; Cross infection; Epidemiology; Nosocomial infection; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Tap water samples

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPIDEMIC; GENOTYPE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; FRANCE; FRESH WATER; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEROTYPING; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 34548498853     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.06.019     Document Type: Article

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