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Presence of Polyclonal Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an Intensive Care Unit A 27-Month Prospective Study on Molecular Epidemiology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2015
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa was isolated in 22.2% of 305 intensive care unit environmental cultures. A high genetic heterogeneity (18 pulsotypes) was evident. Taps and related surfaces were a stable reservoir for certain pulsotypes. The 15.4% of the P aerugi-Mosa-positive cultures were polyclonal. Different colony morpho-types should be assayed in surveillance studies.
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