Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter and role of curtains in an outbreak in intensive care units

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 110-114

  Das, Ira ^a   Lambert, P ^b   Hill, D ^a   Noy, M ^a   Bion, J ^a   Elliott, T ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter; Intensive care units; Meropenem resistance

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; HYPOCHLORITE; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULBACTAM; TICARCILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; EPIDEMIC; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ACINETOBACTER; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARBAPENEMS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036479514     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2001.1127     Document Type: Article

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