The risk factors and spread of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in intubated patients in a medical intensive care unit

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 761-769

  Alp, Emine ^a   Yerer, Mehmet ^a   Kocagöz, Sesin ^b   Metan, Gökhan ^a   Esel, Duygu ^a   Gürol, Yeşim ^b   Doǧanay, Mehmet ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter; Colonization; Infection control; Intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTERS; BAUMANNII; COLONIZATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENETIC LINK; GENOTYPING; INFECTION CONTROL; INTUBATED PATIENTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT; RISK FACTORS; VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

CLONING;

INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 70350453595     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/sag-0804-38     Document Type: Article

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