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[Nosocomial infections with Providencia stuartii (Proteus inconstans) (author's transl)]
Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
|August 10, 1979
Abstract:
48% of all isolates of Providencia stuartii obtained within a period of one year, originated from the urine of catheterised patients, whereas another 37% were found in the respiratory tract of patients with intubation. The incidence of Providenica stuartii correlated with the period during which iatrogenic measures had been applied, as well as with a preceding course with antibiotics.
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Providencia stuartii commonly infects patients requiring urinary catheters or respiratory intubation. Its incidence is linked to iatrogenic procedures and prior antibiotic use.
Area of Science:
- Medical Microbiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Hospital Epidemiology