Is airborne transmission of Acinetobacter baumannii possible: A prospective molecular epidemiologic study in a tertiary care hospital

YAKUPOĞULLARI Y., OTLU B., ERSOY Y., KUZUCU Ç., BAYINDIR Y., Kayabas U., ...Daha Fazla

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, cilt.44, sa.12, ss.1595-1599, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.05.022
  • Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1595-1599
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Intensive care unit, Health care-associated infection, Aerial spread, Environmental sampling, OUTBREAK, UNIT, INFECTION, EMERGENCE, SYSTEM
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Understanding the dynamics of aerial spread of Acinetobacter may provide useful information for production of effective control measurements. We investigated genetic relationships between air and clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii in an intensive care unit (ICU) setting.