Two sequential outbreaks caused by multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates producing OXA-58 or OXA-72 oxacillinase in an intensive care unit in France

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 358-360

  Barnaud, G ^a   Zihoune, N ^a   Ricard, J D ^a,b   Hippeaux, M C ^a   Eveillard, M ^a   Dreyfuss, D ^a,b   Branger, C ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; COLISTIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IMIPENEM; OXA 58 ENZYME; OXA 72 ENZYME; RIFAMPICIN; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DISINFECTION; FRANCE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LETTER;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FRANCE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

EID: 78349311250     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.05.026     Document Type: Letter

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