An outbreak of Burkholderia multivorans beyond cystic fibrosis patients

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 248-251

  Hanulik, V ^a   Webber, M A ^b   Chroma, M ^a   Uvizl, R ^c   Holy, O ^a   Whitehead, R N ^b   Baugh, S ^b   Matouskova, I ^a   Kolar, M ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OLOMOUC   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Hospital acquired pneumonia; Intensive care unit; Resistance

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CHLORHEXIDINE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING) B;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURKHOLDERIA INFECTION; BURKHOLDERIA MULTIVORANS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EPIDEMIC; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA COMPLEX; BURKHOLDERIA INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CZECH REPUBLIC; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR TYPING; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84879786979     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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