Overcrowding in a neonatal intermediate care unit: impact on the incidence of multidrug-resistant gram-negative organisms

Overcrowding in a neonatal intermediate care unit: impact on the incidence of multidrug-resistant gram-negative organisms

Abstract Background Overcrowding, reduced nurse to patient ratio, limited distance between incubators and absence of microbiological surveillance have been shown to promote spread of multidrug-resistant gram-negative organisms (MDRGN) in patients with birthweight < 1500 g. Patients > 1500 g tr...

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Main Authors: Doris Fischer, Rolf L. Schlößer, Volkhard A. J. Kempf, Thomas A. Wichelhaus, Thomas Klingebiel, Sabine Philippi, Linda Falgenhauer, Can Imirzalioglu, Udo Dahl, Christian Brandt, Claudia Reinheimer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria
Overcrowding
Neonatal intermediate care unit
Nurse to patient ratio
Infection control
Microbiological surveillance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3981-8

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