A strain of Acinetobacter baumannii colonising a central venous catheter and carrying four β-lactamase genes

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-88

  Pan, Y H ^a   Su, Q H ^a   Cheng, H L ^a   Chen, R F ^a   Huang, X ^a   Qin, L ^b   Mi, Z H ^b   Zhang, F ^a  

^a NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Wuxi Clone Gen Tech Institute   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAMASE; BETA LACTAMASE AMPC; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULPERAZON; SULTAMICILLIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BURN; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; HUMAN; LETTER; MALNUTRITION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS;

EID: 63249122248     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.01.009     Document Type: Letter

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