Are strict isolation policies based on susceptibility testing actually effective in the prevention of the nosocomial spread of multi-drug-resistant gram-negative rods?

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 739-743

  Ohmagari, Norio ^a   Kurai, Hanako ^b   Yamagishi, Yuka ^a   Mikamo, Hiroshige ^a  

^a AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Isolation; Multi drug resistant gram negative bacilli; Precaution

Indexed keywords

AZTREONAM; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLAVULANIC ACID; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ALCALIGENES; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BREVUNDIMONAS DIMINUTA; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FLAVOBACTERIUM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; JAPAN; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; OCHROBACTRUM ANTHROPI; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPHINGOBACTERIUM; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; GRAM NEGATIVE AEROBIC RODS AND COCCI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATIENT CARE; POLICY; PROCEDURES; TERTIARY CARE CENTER;

CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE AEROBIC RODS AND COCCI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT ISOLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84903202742     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.04.003     Document Type: Article

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