The Role of Patient‐to‐Patient Transmission in the Acquisition of Imipenem‐ResistantPseudomonas aeruginosaColonization in the Intensive Care Unit
Autor: | Gwen Smith, Anthony D. Harris, O. Colin Stine, William W. L. Hsiao, J. Kristie Johnson, Richard A. Venezia, Mary S. Lee, James P. Nataro |
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Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Zdroj: | The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 200:900-905 |
ISSN: | 1537-6613 0022-1899 |
DOI: | 10.1086/605408 |
Popis: | Background Imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (IRPA) is an emerging problem. The causal role of antibiotic selective pressure versus patient-to-patient transmission has not been assessed using a large cohort. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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