Successful implementation of infection control strategies prevents P. aeruginosa transmission among cystic fibrosis patients inside the hospital

• Main Authors: Matt, Benedikt (Author), Mitteregger, Dieter (Author), Renner, Sabine (Author), Presterl, Elisabeth (Author), Assadian, Ojan (Author), Diab-Elschahawi, Magda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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[english] Background: The aim of this study was to characterise the epidemiology of isolated from cystic fibrosis (CF) patients at the Vienna General Hospital (VGH) by molecular genetic fingerprinting in order to understand transmission ways and to evaluate the established infection control protocol...