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

Kayabas, ÜNER; Bayraktar, Mehmet; OTLU, BARIŞ; Ugras, Murat; ERSOY, YASEMİN; BAYINDIR, YAŞAR; Durmaz, Riza

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2007.03.003

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., ...More

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, vol.36, no.1, pp.33-38, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 36 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2008
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.03.003
Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.33-38
Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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).