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Aggressive Control Measures for Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and the Impact on Acquisition of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus in a Medical Intensive Care Unit

  • Wright M
  • Hebden J
  • Harris A
  • et al.
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (2004) 25(2) 167-168
DOI: 10.1086/502370
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Abstract

The medical ICU implemented aggressive control measures following an outbreak of multidrug-resistant, clonal Acinetobacter baumannii. Multivariable regression analyses comparing acquisition (6 months preceding to 6 months during or following the outbreak) revealed decreased VRE and MRSA acquisition. Aggressive control measures can reduce VRE, and perhaps MRSA, transmission.

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Wright, M.-O., Hebden, J. N., Harris, A. D., Shanholtz, C. B., Standiford, H. C., Furuno, J. P., & Perencevich, E. N. (2004). Aggressive Control Measures for Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and the Impact on Acquisition of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus in a Medical Intensive Care Unit. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 25(2), 167–168. https://doi.org/10.1086/502370

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