The Role of Patient‐to‐Patient Transmission in the Acquisition of Imipenem‐ResistantPseudomonas aeruginosaColonization in the Intensive Care Unit | Zendy

J. Kristie Johnson | Zendy; G. Nelson Smith | Zendy; Mary S. Lee | Zendy; Richard A. Venezia | Zendy; O. Colin Stine | Zendy; James P. Nataro | Zendy; William Hsiao | Zendy; Anthony Harris | Zendy

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The Role of Patient‐to‐Patient Transmission in the Acquisition of Imipenem‐ResistantPseudomonas aeruginosaColonization in the Intensive Care Unit

Author(s) -

J. Kristie Johnson,

G. Nelson Smith,

Mary S. Lee,

Richard A. Venezia,

O. Colin Stine,

James P. Nataro,

William Hsiao,

Anthony Harris

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/605408

Subject(s) - colonization , pseudomonas aeruginosa , intensive care unit , imipenem , transmission (telecommunications) , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , intensive care medicine , biology , bacteria , computer science , genetics , telecommunications

Imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (IRPA) is an emerging problem. The causal role of antibiotic selective pressure versus patient-to-patient transmission has not been assessed using a large cohort.

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