Large Outbreak in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit of Colonization or Infection withPseudomonas aeruginosathat Overexpressed an Active Efflux Pump
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- 1 October 2000
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 31 (4) , e9-e14
- https://doi.org/10.1086/318117
Abstract
During a 30-month survey, 55 patients were colonized or infected by a single clone of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a surgical intensive care unit (ICU).Keywords
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