Acinetobacter Infections/microbiology; Digestive System Diseases/microbiology; Humans; Cross Infection; Disease Outbreaks; Intensive Care Units; Immunology and Allergy; Infectious Diseases
Disciplines :
Anesthesia & intensive care
Author, co-author :
Timsit, Jean-François; Intensive Care Unit and Department of Microbiology, Hôpital Saint Joseph, paris, France
Garrait, Valerie; Intensive Care Unit and Department of Microbiology, Hôpital Saint Joseph, paris, France
Misset, Benoît ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > > Service des soins intensifs ; Intensive Care Unit and Department of Microbiology, Hôpital Saint Joseph, paris, France
Goldstein, Fred W.; Intensive Care Unit and Department of Microbiology, Hôpital Saint Joseph, paris, France
Renaud, Bertrand; Intensive Care Unit and Department of Microbiology, Hôpital Saint Joseph, paris, France
Carlet, Jean; Intensive Care Unit and Department of Microbiology, Hôpital Saint Joseph, paris, France
Language :
English
Title :
The digestive tract is a major site for Acinetobacter baumannii colonization in intensive care unit patients.
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