A large outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infection with short incubation period in a tertiary care hospital

Journal of Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 465-470

  Johnsen, Bjørn Odd ^a   Lingaas, Egil ^a   Torfoss, Dag ^a   Strøm, Erik H ^a   Nordøy, Ingvild ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Incubation period; Listeria monocytogenes; Nosocomial infection; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; CYCLOSPORIN; GENTAMICIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PENICILLIN G; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHEESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CYSTITIS; DIARRHEA; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG RESPONSE; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCUBATION TIME; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MALE; MILK; MORTALITY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PNEUMONIA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHEESE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FEMALE; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE INCUBATION PERIOD; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649631316     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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