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| Raka,Lul; Kalenc,Smilja; Bonjak,Zrinka; Budimir,Ana; Katić,Stjepan; ijak,Dubravko; Mulliqi-Osmani,Gjyle; Zoutman,Dick; Jaka,Arbëresha. |
| Infections caused by bacteria of genus Acinetobacter pose a significant health care challenge worldwide. Information on molecular epidemiological investigation of outbreaks caused by Acinetobacter species in Kosova is lacking. The present investigation was carried out to enlight molecular epidemiology of Acinetobacterbaumannii in the Central Intensive Care Unit (CICU) of a University hospital in Kosova using pulse field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). During March - July 2006, A. baumannii was isolated from 30 patients, of whom 22 were infected and 8 were colonised. Twenty patients had ventilator-associated pneumonia, one patient had meningitis, and two had coinfection with bloodstream infection and surgical site infection. The most common diagnoses upon... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Genotyping; Acinetobacter baumannii; Kosova; Intensive care unit. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000600004 |
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