Infection control measures to decrease the burden of antimicrobial resistance in the critical care setting

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 499-506

  Landelle, Caroline ^a   Marimuthu, Kalisvar ^a,b   Harbarth, Stephan ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

ICU; Infection control; Multidrug resistant organisms; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; TOBRAMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLEANING; EPIDEMIC; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS INFECTION; DIAGNOSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; INTENSIVE CARE; PATHOGENICITY; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS INFECTION; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTANTS; HAND DISINFECTION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84925941059     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000126     Document Type: Review

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