Factors associated with recovery of Acinetobacter baumannii in a combat support hospital

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 664-666

  Griffith, Matthew E ^a   Gonzalez, Russell S ^a   Holcomb, John B ^b   Hospenthal, Duane R ^c   Wortmann, Glenn W ^d   Murray, Clinton K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

^b US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BATTLE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL RECORD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; IRAQ; LENGTH OF STAY; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PATIENTS' ROOMS; RISK FACTORS; WAR;

EID: 47549085962     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/589585     Document Type: Article

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