Enrichment broth improved detection of extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase- producing bacteria in throat and rectal surveillance cultures of samples from patients in intensive care units

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1885-1887

  Murk, Jean Luc A N ^a   Heddema, Edou R ^b   Hess, Dorine L J ^a   Bogaards, Johannes A ^a   Vandenbroucke Grauls, Christina M J E ^a   Debets Ossenkopp, Yvette J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; HUMAN; INOCULATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOYBEAN; THROAT CULTURE;

ADULT; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BETA-LACTAMASES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MASS SCREENING; PHARYNX; RECTUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 66749183374     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01406-08     Document Type: Article

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