Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in a neonatal care unit associated with feeding bottles heaters

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages e7-

  Molina Cabrillana, Jesús ^a   Artiles Campelo, Fernando ^b   Dorta Hung, Elena ^a   Santana Reyes, Candelaria ^a   Quori, Anna ^a   Lafarga Capuz, Bernardo ^b   Hernández Vera, Juana R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INSULAR DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Gram negative bacteria; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; EPIDEMIC; FEEDING APPARATUS; FEEDING BOTTLES HEATER; HAND WASHING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NEWBORN CARE; PNEUMONIA; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION;

EID: 84873840828     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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