Contaminated oral intubation equipment associated with an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant pseudomonas in an intensive care unit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-57

  Kikuchi, T ^a   Nagashima, G ^a   Taguchi, K ^a   Kuraishi, H ^a   Nemoto, H ^a   Yamanaka, M ^a   Kawano, R ^a   Ugajin, K ^a   Tazawa, S ^a   Marumo, K ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY FUJIGAOKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bite block; Carbapenem resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Intensive care unit; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CARBAPENEM; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN; SODIUM; SULBACTAM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTENSIVE CARE; MOLECULAR CLONING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RECYCLING; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STOMACH LAVAGE; SURGICAL WOUND;

CARBAPENEMS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISINFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; JAPAN; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 33845573923     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.07.017     Document Type: Article

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