Outbreak of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an intensive care unit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 154-155

  Durojaiye, O C ^a   Carbarns, N ^b   Murray, S ^c   Majumdar, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b NEVILL HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TOBRAMYCIN;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; WATER SUPPLY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79955964764     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.02.007     Document Type: Letter

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