Reducing the spread of Acinetobacter baumannii and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on a burns unit through the intervention of an infection control bundle

Burns

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 395-403

  Barbut, Frédéric ^a   Yezli, Saber ^b   Mimoun, Maurice ^a   Pham, Julien ^a   Chaouat, Marc ^a   Otter, Jonathan A ^b  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^b Bioquell UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; HPV; Hydrogen peroxide vapour; MRSA

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BURN; BURN PATIENT; BURN UNIT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISINFECTION; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER VAPOR;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISINFECTION; GASES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PARIS; PATIENT ISOLATION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84875221948     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: 18791409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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