The Analysis of Risk Factor and Infection Control of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Outbreaks in a Neurosurgery Unit

Infection control personnel performing surveillance activities noticed a cluster of patients with urinary isolates of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MRPA) in neurosurgery unit. Seventeen patients acquired MRPA in the neurosurgery unit between 1 May and 30 June 2013. An outbreak investig...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of infection control 2014-06, Vol.42 (6), p.S29-S29
Hauptverfasser:	Shin, Eunsuk, PhD, RN, ja Choi, Ok, PhD, RN, Lee, Sookja, PhD, RN, Jung, Sookin, PhD, MD, Kim, Jin, RN, Park, Minjung, PhD, RN, Park, Kyunghwa, PhD, MD, Hwang, Seonyoung, PhD, RN
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis Disease control Epidemics Infection Control Infectious Disease Multidrug resistant organisms Neurosurgery Risk factors
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Zusammenfassung:	Infection control personnel performing surveillance activities noticed a cluster of patients with urinary isolates of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MRPA) in neurosurgery unit. Seventeen patients acquired MRPA in the neurosurgery unit between 1 May and 30 June 2013. An outbreak investigation including a descriptive analysis, a case-control study was carried out to analyze risk factor for acquisition of MRPA.
ISSN:	0196-6553 1527-3296
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajic.2014.03.083