Transmission of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in a neonatal intensive care unit

被引：21

作者：

Golan, Y ^{[1
]}

Doron, S ^{[1
]}

Sullivan, B ^{[1
]}

Snydman, DR ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Tufts Univ New England Med Ctr, Div Geog Med & Infect Dis, Dept Med, Boston, MA 02111 USA

来源：

PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL | 2005年 / 24卷 / 06期

关键词：

environment; bacterial contamination; cohorting;

D O I：

10.1097/01.inf.0000164762.03930.0a

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

An outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus transmission in our neonatal intensive care unit persisted despite strict contact precautions and cohorting of colonized neonates and their caregivers. After terminal cleaning was performed, incubators were found to harbor the neonates' clone of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus. Transmission ceased after cohorting of incubators, suggesting the effectiveness of infection control measures targeting environmental contamination.

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页码：566 / 567

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