Multidrug-resistant organisms contaminating supply carts of contact isolation patients - 01/10/14
Doi : 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.06.009
Shane Zelencik, MPH, CIC a, ⁎ 
, Donna Schora, MT (ASCP) b, Adrienne Fisher, MT (ASCP), CIC a, Corrinna Brudner, BSc, CPHI(C), CIC a, Parul Patel, MT (ASCP) b, Ari Robicsek, MD a, Becky Smith, MD a, Lance R. Peterson, MD a, b, Marc-Oliver Wright, MT (ASCP), MS, CIC a
, Donna Schora, MT (ASCP) b, Adrienne Fisher, MT (ASCP), CIC a, Corrinna Brudner, BSc, CPHI(C), CIC a, Parul Patel, MT (ASCP) b, Ari Robicsek, MD a, Becky Smith, MD a, Lance R. Peterson, MD a, b, Marc-Oliver Wright, MT (ASCP), MS, CIC a a Department of Infection Control, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL
b Infection Control Research Laboratory, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL
∗Address correspondence to Shane Zelencik, MPH, CIC, 2650 Ridge Ave, Suite 124 Burch, Evanston, IL 60201.
Abstract |
Contamination of supply carts stored within rooms of patients on contact isolation for multidrug-resistant organisms was assessed. Despite the presence of environmentally persistent organisms, very little contamination occurred to these carts or the supplies stored within them. A single isolate containing a multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii was isolated, representing 1.3% of the 80 swabs collected.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Intensive care unit, Environmental cleaning, Contaminated supplies
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Vol 42 - N° 10
P. 1124-1126 - octobre 2014 Retour au numéro
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