Outbreak of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia on an intensive care unit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 303-307

  Guyot, A ^a   Turton, J F ^b   Garner, D ^a  

^a FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Environmental typing; Epidemiology; Intensive care unit; Molecular typing; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia; Water supplies

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DRINKING WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MOLECULAR TYPING; MOUTH HYGIENE; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; THROAT CULTURE;

DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL TYPING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MOLECULAR TYPING; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; WATER SUPPLIES;

AGED; BIOFILMS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84887236842     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.09.007     Document Type: Article

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