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Epidemiologic characterization of nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii infections in a Turkish university hospital by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.
American journal of infection control - 1 Feb 2009
Cetin Emel Sesli, Durmaz Riza, Tetik Tulay, Otlu Bariş, Kaya Selcuk, Calişkan Ahmet
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although members of the Acinetobacter genus are not commonly part of the human flora, their relatively high prevalence in hospital environment frequently results in colonization of the skin and respiratory tract. OBJECTIVES: The present investigation was carried out to elucidate epidemiologic characteristics of nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii infections in a teaching hospital. METHODS:...
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