Variability in contact precautions to control the nosocomial spread of multi-drug resistant organisms in the endemic setting: a multinational cross-sectional survey

Variability in contact precautions to control the nosocomial spread of multi-drug resistant organisms in the endemic setting: a multinational cross-sectional survey

Abstract Background Definitions and practices regarding use of contact precautions and isolation to prevent the spread of gram-positive and gram-negative multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) are not uniform. Methods We conducted an on-site survey during the European Congress on Clinical Microbiology...

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Main Authors: Danielle Vuichard Gysin, Barry Cookson, Henri Saenz, Markus Dettenkofer, Andreas F. Widmer, for the ESCMID Study Group for Nosocomial Infections (ESGNI)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Contact precaution
Isolation
Multi-drug resistant organisms
Implementation
Barriers
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-018-0366-5

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