Use of a selective medium with potassium tellurite to follow intestinal colonization of hospitalized patients by drug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae

Nosocomial infections are a relevant factor in complicating the recovery of patients interned for even minor causes. In attempt to determine their origin it is crucial to consider that their origin is of an endogenous nature. Looking for an acessible expression of intestinal colonization we analyzed...

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Main Authors: Sergio Antonio da Cruz Melo, Eduardo Almeida Ribeiro de Castro, José Augusto Adler Pereira, Italo Suassuna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1993-03-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761993000100021