Prevalence and distribution of most common ICU pathogens in a Thai-university hospital during a 5-year period
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Methods Microbiological data during year 2006-2010 of Ramathibodi Hospital, a 900-bed Thai-University hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, were retrospective analysed. All bacterial isolates were identified by conventional biochemical tests as recommended in Manual of Clinical Microbiology. Candida species were identified according to characteristics of chlamydoconidia production and carbohydrate assimilation/fermentation profile using 13/ 6 carbon substrates.
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