Screening and contact precautions – A survey on infection control measures for multidrug-resistant bacteria in German university hospitals

Screening and contact precautions – A survey on infection control measures for multidrug-resistant bacteria in German university hospitals

Abstract To assess the scope of infection control measures for multidrug-resistant bacteria in high-risk settings, a survey among university hospitals was conducted. Fourteen professionals from 8 sites participated. Reported policies varied largely with respect to the types of wards conducting scree...

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Main Authors: Lena M. Biehl, Hartmut Bertz, Johannes Bogner, Ute-Helke Dobermann, Johanna Kessel, Carolin Krämer, Sebastian Lemmen, Marie von Lilienfeld-Toal, Silke Peter, Mathias W. Pletz, Holger Rohde, Stefan Schmiedel, Sören Schubert, Andrew J. Ullmann, Gerd Fätkenheuer, Maria J. G. T. Vehreschild
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Multidrug-resistant bacteria
Infection control
Contact precautions
Colonisation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0191-2

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