Successful implementation of infection control strategies prevents P. aeruginosa transmission among cystic fibrosis patients inside the hospital

Successful implementation of infection control strategies prevents P. aeruginosa transmission among cystic fibrosis patients inside the hospital

[english] Background: The aim of this study was to characterise the epidemiology of isolated from cystic fibrosis (CF) patients at the Vienna General Hospital (VGH) by molecular genetic fingerprinting in order to understand transmission ways and to evaluate the established infection control protoco...

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Main Authors: Matt, Benedikt, Mitteregger, Dieter, Renner, Sabine, Presterl, Elisabeth, Assadian, Ojan, Diab-Elschahawi, Magda
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2014-09-01
Series:GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Subjects:
hospital hygiene
repetitive sequence-based PCR
cystic fibrosis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2014-9/dgkh000240.shtml

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