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

SESLİ ÇETİN, Emel; Durmaz, Riza; Tetik, Tulay; OTLU, BARIŞ; Kaya, Selcuk; Caliskan, Ahmet

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2008.01.010

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, vol.37, no.1, pp.56-64, 2009 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 37 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2009
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.01.010
Title of Journal : AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
Page Numbers: pp.56-64

Abstract

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.