Acinetobacter in modern warfare

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 363-375

  O'Shea, M K ^a,b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Acinetobacter baumannii A. calcoaceticus (ABC) complex; Acinetobacter calcoaceticus A. baumannii (ACB) complex; Afghanistan; Conflict; Iraq; Military

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BATTLE INJURY; COMBAT RELATED INFECTION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING; SOLDIER; WAR; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84859432278     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.01.018     Document Type: Short Survey

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