Investigation of a nosocomial outbreak by alginate-producing pan-antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

YAKUPOĞULLARI, YUSUF; OTLU, BARIŞ; Dogukan, Muruvvet; Gursoy, Canan; Korkmaz, Ebru; KİZİRGİL, AHMET; ÖZDEN, MEHMET; Durmaz, Riza

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2008.07.006

Investigation of a nosocomial outbreak by alginate-producing pan-antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

YAKUPOĞULLARI Y., OTLU B., Dogukan M., Gursoy C., Korkmaz E., KİZİRGİL A., ...Daha Fazla

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, cilt.36, sa.10, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 10
Basım Tarihi: 2008
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.07.006
Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The nosocomial spread of pan-antibiotic-resistant nonfermentative bacteria is an increasing concern. This study investigated the microbiologic and epidemiologic characteristics of a hospital outbreak due to alginate-producing, pan-antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PAR-Pa).