کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
6122283 1219219 2014 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The sink as a correctable source of extended-spectrum β-lactamase contamination for patients in the intensive care unit
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی میکروبیولوژی و بیوتکنولوژی کاربردی
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The sink as a correctable source of extended-spectrum β-lactamase contamination for patients in the intensive care unit
چکیده انگلیسی
Between December 2010 and April 2012, intensive care unit (ICU) patients in our hospital were infrequently colonized with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-positive bacteria (ESBLs). We hypothesized that these ESBLs originated from patients' room sinks, and this was prospectively investigated by weekly culturing of patients and sinks during a 20-week period. ESBLs were isolated from all 13 sinks. Four patients became colonized with ESBLs that were genetically identical to ESBLs that had previously been isolated from the sink. One of these patients died of pneumonia caused by the ESBL. Transmission from sinks to patients was stopped by integrating self-disinfecting siphons to all sinks on the ICU.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Hospital Infection - Volume 87, Issue 2, June 2014, Pages 126-130
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