Polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of Acinetobacter baumannii in endotracheal aspirates from patients in the intensive care unit

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 106-110

  Chiang, Mei Chun ^a   Kuo, Shu Chen ^a   Chen, Yu Chih ^a   Lee, Yi Tzu ^b   Chen, Te Li ^a,c   Fung, Chang Phone ^a,c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Chutung Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Detection; Diagnosis; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; PHENOTYPE; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952902206     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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