Nosocomial outbreak of carbapenem-resistant acinetobacter baumannii in intensive care units and successful outbreak control program

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 999-1004

  Choi, Won Suk ^a,b   Kim, Su Hyun ^b   Jeon, Eun Gyong ^b   Son, Myeung Hee ^b   Yoon, Young Kyung ^a   Kim, Jung Yeon ^a   Kim, Mi Jeong ^a   Sohn, Jang Wook ^a   Kim, Min Ja ^a   Park, Dae Won ^a,b  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Disease outbreaks; Infection control

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KOREA; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PATHOGENICITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956507590     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.7.999     Document Type: Article

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