Protracted outbreak of multidrug-resistant acinetobacter baumannii after intercontinental transfer of colonized patients

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 119-124

  Landelle, Caroline ^a   Legrand, Patrick ^a   Lesprit, Philippe ^a   Cizeau, Florence ^a   Ducellier, David ^a   Gouot, Cyril ^a   Bréhaut, Paula ^a   Soing Altrach, Sophan ^a   Girou, Emmanuelle ^a   Brun Buisson, Christian ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IMIPENEM; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; RIFAMPICIN; SULTAMICILLIN;

ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; ARTICLE; CLEANING; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISINFECTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PATIENT TRANSPORT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; CARRIER STATE; CONTACT TRACING; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FRANCE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERNATIONALITY; PATIENT TRANSFER; TRAVEL;

EID: 84872183109     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/669093     Document Type: Article

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