Publication: An outbreak of multi-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii on a burns ICU and its control with multi-faceted containment measures
An outbreak of multi-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii on a burns ICU and its control with multi-faceted containment measures
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Obenhuber, T., Scheier, T. C., Stutz, T., Hug, M., Fontein, D., Kaiser, A., Schoene, S., Steiger, P., Brugger, S. D., Zingg, W., & Schreiber, P. W. (2024). An outbreak of multi-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii on a burns ICU and its control with multi-faceted containment measures. Journal of Hospital Infection, 146, 102–108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2024.01.002
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Background: Patients in burns centres are at high risk of acquiring multi-drug-resistant organisms (MDROs) due to the reduced skin barrier and long hospital stay.
Methods: This study reports the investigation and control of an outbreak of MDR Acinetobacter baumannii in a burns centre. The 27 patients hospitalized in the centre during the outbreak were screened regularly, and a total of 132 environmental samples were analysed to identify a potential source. Fourier-transform infra-red (FT-IR) spectroscopy and multi-locus sequence typi
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- Obenhuber, T
- Scheier, T C
- Stutz, T
- Hug, M
- Fontein, D
- Kaiser, A
- Schoene, S
- Steiger, P
- Brugger, S D
- Zingg, W
- Schreiber, P W
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Obenhuber, T., Scheier, T. C., Stutz, T., Hug, M., Fontein, D., Kaiser, A., Schoene, S., Steiger, P., Brugger, S. D., Zingg, W., & Schreiber, P. W. (2024). An outbreak of multi-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii on a burns ICU and its control with multi-faceted containment measures. Journal of Hospital Infection, 146, 102–108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2024.01.002
