Article
Molecular epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an intensive care unit.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Jun 1993
Döring G, Hörz M, Ortelt J, Grupp H, Wolz C
Abstract excerpt
Genotyping was used to analyse Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from sink drains and 15 intubated patients as part of a 3-month prospective study of strain transmission in a medical-surgical intensive care unit. Ninety percent of all washbasin drains were persistently contaminated with several P....
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Carrier State
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cross Infection
- Environmental Microbiology
- Genotype
- Germany
- Humans
- Infant
- Intensive Care Units
- Middle Aged
- Personnel, Hospital
- Pseudomonas Infections
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa