An outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa because of inadequate disinfection procedures in a urology unit: A pulsedfield gel electrophoresis-based epidemiologic study


Kayabas U., Bayraktar M., OTLU B., Ugras M., ERSOY Y., BAYINDIR Y., ...Daha Fazla

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, cilt.36, sa.1, ss.33-38, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.03.003
  • Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.33-38
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen causing nosocomial infections in many hospitals. We aimed to investigate the source of urinary tract infections by determining clonal relationship of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE).