Rapid monitoring of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in hospital water systems: A key priority in prevention of nosocomial infection

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 343, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 77-81

  Baghal Asghari, Farzaneh ^a   Nikaeen, Mahnaz ^b   Mirhendi, Hossein ^c  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hospital; Nosocomial infection; PCR; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Water contamination

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S; TAP WATER;

16S RRNA GENE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; HETEROTROPHY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLATE COUNT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RELIABILITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DNA PRIMERS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84877625244     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1574-6968.12132     Document Type: Letter

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