Multidrug-resistant organisms contaminating supply carts of contact isolation patients

Contamination of supply carts stored within rooms of patients on contact isolation for multidrug-resistant organisms was assessed. Despite the presence of environmentally persistent organisms, very little contamination occurred to these carts or the supplies stored within them. A single isolate cont...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of infection control 2014-10, Vol.42 (10), p.1124-1126
Hauptverfasser:	Zelencik, Shane, MPH, CIC, Schora, Donna, MT (ASCP), Fisher, Adrienne, MT (ASCP), CIC, Brudner, Corrinna, BSc, CPHI(C), CIC, Patel, Parul, MT (ASCP), Robicsek, Ari, MD, Smith, Becky, MD, Peterson, Lance R., MD, Wright, Marc-Oliver, MT (ASCP), MS, CIC
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acinetobacter baumannii - drug effects Acinetobacter baumannii - isolation & purification Biological and medical sciences Contaminated supplies Contamination Cross Infection - prevention & control Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial Environmental cleaning Environmental Microbiology Epidemiology. Vaccinations General aspects Gram-negative bacteria Humans Infection Control Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Intensive care unit Medical sciences Medical supplies Multidrug resistant organisms Patient Isolation - methods Storage
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Zusammenfassung:	Contamination of supply carts stored within rooms of patients on contact isolation for multidrug-resistant organisms was assessed. Despite the presence of environmentally persistent organisms, very little contamination occurred to these carts or the supplies stored within them. A single isolate containing a multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii was isolated, representing 1.3% of the 80 swabs collected.
ISSN:	0196-6553 1527-3296
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajic.2014.06.009