VEB-1 extended-spectrum [beta]-lactamase--producing Acinetobacter baumannii, France (1)

Authors :: Naas, Thierry
Coignard, Bruno
Carbonne, Anne
Blanckaert, Karine
Bajolet, Odile
Bernet, Claude
Verdeil, Xavier
Astagneau, Pascal
Desenclos, Jean-Claude
Nordmann, Patrice
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. August, 2006, Vol. 12 Issue 8, p1214, 9 p.
Publication Year :: 2006
Abstract: VEB-1 extended-spectrum [beta]-lactamase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii was responsible for an outbreak in hospitals in France. A national alert was triggered in September 2003 when 4 hospitals reported clusters of A. baumannfi [...]

Subjects :: Medical policy -- Research
Hospitals -- France
Hospitals -- Research
Communicable diseases -- Research
Communicable diseases -- Prevention
Drug resistance -- Research
France -- Health policy
France -- Research

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