Publication: An intensive care unit outbreak with multi-drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa – spotlight on sinks
An intensive care unit outbreak with multi-drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa – spotlight on sinks
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Schärer, V., Meier, M.-T., Schuepbach, R. A., Zinkernagel, A. S., Boumasmoud, M., Chakrakodi, B., Brugger, S. D., Fröhlich, M. R., Wolfensberger, A., Sax, H., Kuster, S. P., & Schreiber, P. W. (2023). An intensive care unit outbreak with multi-drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa – spotlight on sinks. Journal of Hospital Infection, 139, 161–167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2023.06.013
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Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other Gram-negative bacteria have the ability to persist in moist environments in healthcare settings, but their spread from these areas can result in outbreaks of healthcare-associated infections.
Methods: This study reports the investigation and containment of a multi-drug-resistant P. aeruginosa outbreak in three intensive care units of a Swiss university hospital. In total, 255 patients and 276 environmental samples were screened for the multi-drug-resistant P. aeruginosa outbreak strain. Th
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- Schärer, V
- Meier, M-T
- Schuepbach, R A
- Zinkernagel, A S
- Boumasmoud, Mathilde
- Chakrakodi, B
- Brugger, S D
- Fröhlich, M R
- Wolfensberger, Aline
- Sax, Hugo
- Kuster, S P
- Schreiber, P W
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Schärer, V., Meier, M.-T., Schuepbach, R. A., Zinkernagel, A. S., Boumasmoud, M., Chakrakodi, B., Brugger, S. D., Fröhlich, M. R., Wolfensberger, A., Sax, H., Kuster, S. P., & Schreiber, P. W. (2023). An intensive care unit outbreak with multi-drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa – spotlight on sinks. Journal of Hospital Infection, 139, 161–167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2023.06.013
