Investigation of healthcare-acquired infections associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms in taps in neonatal units in Northern Ireland

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 16-23

  Walker, J T ^a   Jhutty, A ^a   Parks, S ^a   Willis, C ^a   Copley, V ^a   Turton, J F ^a   Hoffman, P N ^a   Bennett, A M ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flow straighteners; Neonatal units; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Sensor taps

Indexed keywords

TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIOFILM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; NEWBORN CARE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UNITED KINGDOM; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

FLOW STRAIGHTENERS; NEONATAL UNITS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SENSOR TAPS;

BACTERIAL LOAD; BIOFILMS; CROSS INFECTION; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE; GENOTYPE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR TYPING; NORTHERN IRELAND; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 84890564169     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.10.003     Document Type: Article

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