Pseudo-outbreak of stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Acinetobacter baumannii by a contaminated bronchoscope in an intensive care unit

Tanaffos

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 44-49

  Behnia, Mehrdad M ^a   Amurao, Kristin ^a   Clemons, Verna ^a   Lantz, George ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Bronchoscopy; Intensive care unit; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRONCHOSCOPE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG LAVAGE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 78751517823     PISSN: 17350344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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