Nosocomial infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Exogenous or endogenous origin of this bacterium?;Infections nosocomiales à Pseudomonas aeruginosa : origine exogène ou endogène de la bactérie responsable ?

Pathologie Biologie

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-12

  Floret, N ^a   Bertrand, X ^a   Thouverez, M ^a   Talon, D ^a  

^a université Bourgogne Franche Comté   (France)

Author keywords

Cross transmission; Environment; Infections; Intensive care units; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLONE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FRANCE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 59649086373     PISSN: 03698114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2008.07.011     Document Type: Article

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