Clusters of infection due to metallo-β-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in stem cell transplant and haematology units

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 76-77

  Paez, J ^a   Levin, A S ^a   Fu, L ^a   Basso, M ^a   Fonseca, G H H ^a   Dulley, F L ^a   Rossi, F ^a   Guimaraes T ^a   Costa, S F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; LETTER; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 78650515871     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.08.007     Document Type: Letter

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