Epidemiologic characterization of nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii infections in a Turkish university hospital by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

SESLİ ÇETİN E., Durmaz R., Tetik T., OTLU B., Kaya S., Caliskan A.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, cilt.37, sa.1, ss.56-64, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.01.010
  • Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.56-64
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Although members of the Acinetobacter genus are not commonly part of the human flora, their relatively high prevalence in hospital environment frequently results in colonization of the skin and respiratory tract. Objectives: The present investigation was carried out to elucidate epidemiologic characteristics of nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii infections in a teaching hospital.