Impact of the reduction of environmental and equipment contamination on vancomycin-resistant enterococcus rates

Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 587-593

  Perugini, M R E ^a   Nomi, S M ^a   Lopes, G K ^a   Belei, R A ^a   Van Der Heijden, I M ^b   Mostachio, A K Q ^b   Grion, C ^b   Couto Jr , E B ^b   Costa, S F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Environment; Intensive care unit; Vancomycin resistant enterococcus

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATIENT CARE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ADULT; AGED; BACTEREMIA; CARRIER STATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR TYPING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 82655172431     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: 14390973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-011-0140-6     Document Type: Article

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