Effects of a disinfection device on colonization of sink drains and patients during a prolonged outbreak of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an intensive care unit

Volume: 102, Issue: 1, Pages: 70 - 74
Published: May 1, 2019
Abstract
Sink drains in intensive care units (ICUs) are frequently colonized with bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa.To study the influence of installing disinfecting devices on sink drains on colonization of sinks and patients in an ICU during a prolonged outbreak of multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa.From 2010, there was a clonal outbreak of multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa (MDR-PA). In April 2013, in ICU subunit A, the siphons draining these...
Paper Details
Title
Effects of a disinfection device on colonization of sink drains and patients during a prolonged outbreak of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an intensive care unit
Published Date
May 1, 2019
Volume
102
Issue
1
Pages
70 - 74
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