Acinetobacter baumannii: association between environmental contamination of patient rooms and occupant status. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2013 May;34(5):517-20
Date
04/11/2013Pubmed ID
23571370DOI
10.1086/670209Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84876096918 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 38 CitationsAbstract
We aimed to determine the association between the presence of Acinetobacter baumannii in patient rooms and the carrier status of the occupants. Fifty-six (39%) of 143 rooms with A. baumannii-positive patients had results positive for A. baumannii. Only 49 (10%) of 485 rooms with A. baumannii-negative patients were positive (odds ratio, 5.72 [95% confidence interval, 3.66-8.96]; [Formula: see text]). Clinical and environmental isolates shared pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns.
Author List
Munoz-Price LS, Namias N, Cleary T, Fajardo-Aquino Y, Depascale D, Arheart KL, Rivera JI, Doi YMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Acinetobacter baumanniiBeds
Carrier State
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Environmental Monitoring
Equipment Contamination
Hospitals, Teaching
Humans
Infusion Pumps
Intensive Care Units
Patients' Rooms
Rectum
Respiratory System
Ventilators, Mechanical
