Control of an Acinetobacter baumannii multidrug resistance endemic in the ICU. Recalling the obvious

Med Intensiva. 2017 Nov;41(8):497-499. doi: 10.1016/j.medin.2016.11.005. Epub 2017 Jan 10.

[Article in English, Spanish]

Authors

D Escudero¹, L Cofiño², L Forcelledo², B Quindós², C Calleja², L Martín²

Affiliations

¹ Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, España. Electronic address: lolaescudero@telefonica.net.
² Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, España.

PMID: 28081920
DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2016.11.005

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Acinetobacter Infections / drug therapy*
Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology
Acinetobacter Infections / transmission
Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects
Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification*
Acinetobacter baumannii / radiation effects
Cross Infection / drug therapy*
Cross Infection / epidemiology
Cross Infection / microbiology
Decontamination / methods
Disease Outbreaks*
Disinfection / methods
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Endemic Diseases
Equipment Contamination
Gloves, Protective / microbiology
Hand Disinfection
Hospitals, University
Humans
Hydrogen Peroxide / pharmacology
Infection Control / methods*
Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient / prevention & control
Intensive Care Units*
Patients' Rooms
Seasons
Ultraviolet Rays

Substances

Hydrogen Peroxide