Active surveillance for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a medical intensive care unit: Can it predict and reduce subsequent infections and the use of colistin?

Highlights • Active surveillance for CRAB is predictive for subsequent CRAB infection. • Enhanced contact precaution was effective to reduce CRAB infection. • Enhanced contact precaution was effective to reduce colistin use.

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Published inAmerican journal of infection control Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 667 - 672
Main Authors An, Joon Hwan, MD, Kim, Yu-Hyoung, RN, Moon, Jeong-Eun, RN, Jeong, Jong Hae, RN, Kim, Soo-Hyun, MD, Kang, Seung-Ji, MD, Park, Kyung-Hwa, MD, Jung, Sook-In, MD, Jang, Hee-Chang, MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2017
Subjects
Acinetobacter baumannii - drug effects
Acinetobacter Infections - drug therapy
Acinetobacter Infections - microbiology
Acinetobacter Infections - prevention & control
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Carbapenems - pharmacology
Colistin - therapeutic use
Cross Infection - drug therapy
Cross Infection - microbiology
Cross Infection - prevention & control
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Intensive Care Units
Isolation
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Patient Isolation
Population Surveillance - methods
Precaution
Predictive Value of Tests
Prospective Studies
Precaution
Isolation
Incidence
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Summary:Highlights • Active surveillance for CRAB is predictive for subsequent CRAB infection. • Enhanced contact precaution was effective to reduce CRAB infection. • Enhanced contact precaution was effective to reduce colistin use.
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ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2017.01.016