| Autor: |
Chun-Ming Lee, Chih-Cheng Lai, Hsiu-Tzy Chiang, Min-Chi Lu, Ling-Fang Wang, Tsai-Ling Tsai, Mei-Yu Kang, Yi-Ni Jan, Yi-Ting Lo, Wen-Chien Ko, Shu-Hui Tseng, Po-Ren Hsueh |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2017 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 50, Iss 2, Pp 133-144 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1684-1182 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.jmii.2016.12.001 |
| Popis: |
Objectives: This study investigated the prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in the residents and environments of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in Taiwan. Methods: We prospectively investigated the distribution of MDROs in residents of six LTCFs and their environments from January 2015 to December 2015 (intervention period). Active surveillance of colonization of MDROs was performed by culturing rectal and nasal swab samples every 3 months for the residents: 63, 79, and 73 in the first, second, and third surveillance investigations, respectively. If MDROs, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and MDR Acinetobacter baumannii were identified, then swab specimens from environmental sources were also collected and cultured. During the study period, several infection control measures were also implemented. Results: The overall infection density decreased significantly from 2.69 per 1000 patient–days in the preintervention (January 2014 to December 2014) to 2.39 per 1000 patient–days during the intervention period (p |
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