کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1087409 951526 2013 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak: an investigation of the possible routes of transmission
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی بیماری های عفونی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak: an investigation of the possible routes of transmission
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectivesTo establish the possible sources and routes of transmission of a multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak involving 22 patients.Study designDescriptive, retrospective study.MethodsAn environmental investigation was undertaken, monitoring surfaces, air and water. Reconstruction of the spread of the infection took several factors into account such as intrahospital movements of patients and healthcare personnel, hospitalization of patients in the same ward and in chronologically compatible periods, and length of stay. A. baumannii clinical samples were typed using the Multilocus Sequence Typing scheme.ResultsThe outbreak originated from a patient admitted to the sub-intensive care unit, and the infection subsequently spread to other wards. The allelic profile proved to be the same for all the clinical isolates. Environmental monitoring yielded negative results for A. baumannii.ConclusionsThe results suggest that this epidemic spread through cross-transmission involving healthcare workers.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Public Health - Volume 127, Issue 4, April 2013, Pages 386–391
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