Outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii among non-burn patients in a burn intensive care unit
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Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii contamination in an intensive care unit.
INTRODUCTION: Acinetobacter baumannii is a major pathogen causing infections in intensive care units (ICUs). In this study, we aimed to evaluate the presence of A. baumannii in an ICU environment and gloves from ICU workers and to characterize the antimicrobial resistance of the isolates in comparison with those isolated from ICU patients at the same hospital. METHODS: ICU samples were collec...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hospital Infection
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0195-6701
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.04.005