An outbreak of sepsis due to extensively drug- resistant originating from an environmental source in an Italian haematologic unit
| Autor: | Anna Knezevich, Marina Busetti, Cristina Skert, Gianluca Festini, Marta Vidus, Roberto Luzzati, Jacopo Monticelli, Lucia Pelusi, Alfredo Perulli, Rossana Piani, Daniela Monteverdi, Cristina Lagatolla, Raffaela Bressan |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Anna Knezevich, Marina Busetti, Cristina Skert, Gianluca Festini, Marta Vidus, Roberto Luzzati, Jacopo Monticelli, Lucia Pelusi, Alfredo Perulli, Rossana Piani, Daniela Monteverdi, Cristina Lagatolla, Raffaela Bressan, Knezevich, Anna, Busetti, Marina, Skert, Cristina, Festini, Gianluca, VIDUS ROSIN, Marta, Luzzati, Roberto, Monticelli, Jacopo, Pelusi, Lucia, Perulli, Alfredo, Piani, Rossana, Monteverdi, Daniela, Lagatolla, Cristina, Bressan, Raffaela |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Popis: | Background: Multidrug-resistant (MDR) or extensively-drug-resistant (XDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PSA) strains infections are a major concern in nosocomial environments being associated both with worse outcomes and with high mortality rates especially in oncologic and haematogic settings. In the Trieste University hospital, we experienced an outbreak of XDR-PSA bacteremia in the haematology unit probably caused by a reservoir in the toilets faucets. Materials/methods: The haematology unit in Trieste hospital has twelve double-bed rooms and a protected area with three single-bed rooms reserved to patients undergoing marrow transplants and severe neutropenia (neutrophils |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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