Biocide-tolerant multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical strains are associated with higher biofilm formation

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 287-289

  Rajamohan, G ^a,b   Srinivasan, V B ^a   Gebreyes, W A ^a  

^a Department of Veterinary Biosciences   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZETHONIUM CHLORIDE; BIOCIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; OXIDIZING AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; DEVICE INFECTION; DISINFECTION; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTEGRON; LETTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; BIOFILMS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HUMANS; INTEGRONS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

EID: 70349845294     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.07.015     Document Type: Letter

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