Change in environmental bacterial flora in a new hospital building

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-33

  Narui, K ^a   Noguchi, N ^a   Matsunaga, N ^b   Namiki, Y ^a   Yamanaka, Y ^a   Kumaki, Y ^a   Suwa, J ^a   Nasu, Y ^b   Koyama, M ^b   Okuyama, K ^b   Utsumi, K ^b   Takazawa, K ^b   Wakasugi, K ^b   Sasatsu, M ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Environmental bacterial flora; Microbial surveillance; New hospital building

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ACINETOBACTER LWOFFII; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL BUILDING; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BIODIVERSITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PREVALENCE;

EID: 68349144576     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.05.019     Document Type: Article

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