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
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