Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2004 · 16 citations · 59 references
Public HealthInfectious Disease ControlInfectious DiseasesAntimicrobial ResistanceInfection PreventionMedical MicrobiologyAntibiotic ResistanceBacterial InfectionsHealthcare-associated Infection PreventionMultidrug ResistanceResistance SurveillanceStandard PrecautionsBacterial Infection PreventionInfection Control MeasuresMultidrug Resistance SurveillanceMultidrug-resistant Organism IsolationMultidrug-resistant Organism SurveillanceMultidrug-resistant OrganismsMultidrug-resistant PathogensSurveillance Of Resistant Isolates
Efforts to enhance standard precautions and to isolate patients with positive routine clinical cultures during 3 years were insufficient to decrease multidrug-resistant bacteria infection rates. Routine screening for carriage in high-risk patients may be necessary to halt transmission and control the hospital reservoir.
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