Multifactorial origin of high incidence of Serratia marcescens in a cardio-thoracic ICU: Analysis of risk factors and epidemiological characteristics

Journal of Infection

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 446-453

  de Boer, M G J ^a   Brunsveld Reinders, A H ^a   Salomons, E M A ^a   Dijkshoorn, L ^a   Bernards, A T ^a   van den Berg, P C M ^a   van den Broek, P J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardio thoracic; Genotyping; Hygiene; Intensive care unit; Outbreak; Risk factors; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; MACROLIDE; MEROPENEM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; APACHE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; RISK FACTOR; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; TUBE FEEDING; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PHYLOGENY; RISK FACTORS; SERRATIA INFECTIONS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 44649195002     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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