ArticleAntimicrobial resistance and infection control2016
Prolonged outbreak of clonal MDR
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- Transmission routes of antibiotic resistant bacteria: a systematic review.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Pooled it
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- Hospital-wide pathogen transmission surveillance combining epidemiological, genetic, and spectroscopic approaches.Microbiology spectrum · 2026Article
- Multicenter Genomic Analysis of Carbapenem-ResistantAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Burn Infections and Sepsis: Challenges and Future Prospects of Antibacterial Therapy.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Difficult-to-treat (DTR)Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy · 2024Article
- Sink Drains in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Risk Assessment and Evaluation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Antimicrobial stewardship in the intensive care unit.Journal of intensive medicine · 2023Review
- Containment of a Verona Integron-Encoded Metallo-Beta-Lactamase-ProducingOpen forum infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Source Control of Gram-Negative Bacteria Using Self-Disinfecting Sinks in a Swedish Burn Centre.Microorganisms · 2023Article
- Dialysis Water Supply Faucet as Reservoir for Carbapenemase-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa.Emerging infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Biofilm associated genotypes of multiple antibiotic resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.BMC genomics · 2021Article
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- The role of hospital environment in transmissions of multidrug-resistant gram-negative organisms.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2020Review
- Bacterial Profiles and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Isolates from Inanimate Hospital Environments at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Infection and drug resistance · 2020Article
- Characterization of Putative Virulence Factors ofBioMed research international · 2020Article
- Dialysis drains as a possible source for carbapenem-resistant pathogens causing an ICU outbreak.Infection · 2019Article
- Characterisation of VIM-2-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from lower tract respiratory infections in a Spanish hospital.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2018Article
- Sink-Related Outbreaks and Mitigation Strategies in Healthcare Facilities.Current infectious disease reports · 2018Review
- Hospital Drains as Reservoirs of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Multiple-Locus Variable-Number of Tandem Repeats Analysis Genotypes Recovered from Faucets, Sink Surfaces and Patients.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe report on an outbreak in a surgical, interdisciplinary intensive care unit (ICU) of a tertiary care hospital. We detected a cluster of ICU patients colonized or infected with multidrug-resistant
methodsAs part of the outbreak investigation, we performed microbiological examinations of the sinks in the patient rooms and a retrospective case-control study. All patients admitted to the outbreak ICU between January 2012 and February 2014 were included. Cases were patients colonized with the outbreak strain. Controls were patients with a different
resultsThe outbreak strain was found in the sinks of five (of 16) patient rooms. Altogether 21 cases and 21 (randomly selected) controls were included. In the univariate analysis, there was no significant difference in baseline data of the patients. In the multivariate analysis, stay in a room with a colonized sink (Odds Ratio[OR] 11.2,
conclusionIn ICUs, limiting work processes involving sinks results in reduced multidrug-resistant
trial registrationAll data were surveillance based data which were obtained within the German Law on Protection against Infection ("Infektionsschutzgesetz"). Therefore a trial registration was not required.
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