Blood pressure cuffs as potential reservoirs of extended-spectrum β-lactamase VEB-1-producing isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii [6]

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 91-92

  Bureau Chalot, F ^a   Drieux, L ^a   Pierrat Solans, C ^a   Forte, D ^a   de Champs, C ^a   Bajolet, O ^a  

^a SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUFF; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SURGICAL WARD;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ADULT; BETA-LACTAMASES; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FRANCE; HUMANS;

EID: 4444335657     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.05.013     Document Type: Letter

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