VIM-positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a large tertiary care hospital: matched case-control studies and a network analysis

VIM-positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a large tertiary care hospital: matched case-control studies and a network analysis

Abstract Background Emergence of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa is of global concern. We aimed to identify epidemiological relationships, the most common way of transmission, and risk factors for presence of Verona Integron-encoded Metallo-β-lactamase (VIM)-positive P. aeruginosa (VIM-PA...

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Main Authors: Anne F. Voor in ‘t holt, Juliëtte A. Severin, Margot B. H. Hagenaars, Inge de Goeij, Diederik Gommers, Margreet C. Vos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
VIM carbapenemase
Case-control study
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Network analysis
Infection prevention and control
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-018-0325-1

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