Nosocomial cross-transmission of Pseudomonas aeruginosa between patients in a tertiary intensive care unit

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 509-513

  Dwivedi, M ^a   Mishra, A ^a   Singh, R K ^b   Azim, A K ^b   Baronia, A ^b   Prasad, K N ^a  

^a Department of Microbiology ^*  (India)

^b SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cross transmission; Nosocomial infection; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AZTREONAM; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROTYPING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; HAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SEROTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350290070     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.56143     Document Type: Article

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