Evaluation of patient-held carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) alert card

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 102-105

  Poole, K ^a   George, R ^b   Shryane, T ^a   Shankar, K ^a   Cawthorne, J ^b   Worsley, M ^b   Savage, N ^c   Scott, J ^a   Welfare, W ^a,d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbapenemase; Continuity of patient care; Enterobacteriaceae; Multidrug resistance; Organization and administration; Reminder systems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CARBAPENEMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POST ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; ENZYMOLOGY; HETEROZYGOTE; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY SYSTEM; PILOT STUDY; POINT OF CARE SYSTEM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SECRETION (PROCESS); UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEMASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84952977247     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2015.10.008     Document Type: Article

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