Investigation of an outbreak of device-related postoperative ventriculitis: A lesson learnt

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 301-303

  Veena Kumari, H ^a   Nagarathna, S ^a   Chandramouli, B ^a   Umamaheshwara Rao, G ^a   Chandramuki, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Devices; Molecular typing; Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak; Ventriculitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCREENING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CHILD; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SUCTION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 46949109333     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.41697     Document Type: Article

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