Controlling multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli in your hospital: A transformational journey

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 254-258

  Munoz Price, L S ^a  

^a CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Carbapenem; Multidrug resistant Gram negative organisms; Resistance

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GLUCOSE METER; BLOOD PRESSURE METER; CARBAPENEM RESISTANT ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; CARBAPENEM RESISTANT ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NONHUMAN; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SAFETY; PHLEBOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SHORT SURVEY; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PROCEDURES;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 84933180565     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2015.02.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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