A five-component infection control bundle to permanently eliminate a carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii spreading in an intensive care unit

A five-component infection control bundle to permanently eliminate a carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii spreading in an intensive care unit

Abstract Background Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) infection outbreaks are difficult to control and sometimes require cohorting of CRAB-positive patients or temporary ward closure for environmental cleaning. We aimed at controlling the deadly 2018 CRAB outbreak in a 12 bed- inte...

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Main Authors: Marianna Meschiari, José-María Lòpez-Lozano, Vincenzo Di Pilato, Carola Gimenez-Esparza, Elena Vecchi, Erica Bacca, Gabriella Orlando, Erica Franceschini, Mario Sarti, Monica Pecorari, Antonella Grottola, Claudia Venturelli, Stefano Busani, Lucia Serio, Massimo Girardis, Gian Maria Rossolini, Inge C. Gyssens, Dominique L. Monnet, Cristina Mussini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Intensive care unit
Cycling radical environmental cleaning
Infection control bundle
Whole genome sequencing analysis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-021-00990-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-021-00990-z

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