Ambu bag as a source of Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak in an intensive care unit
JCPSP-Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. 2011; 21 (3): 176-178
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ABSTRACT
This case report describes an outbreak of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in the intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital. Three patients were infected on the same day from an Ambu bag which was used on all the patients. The outbreak was immediately identified and the source was traced within one week. Appropriate measures were taken and a continuous surveillance was carried out resulting in reporting of no such case from the intensive care unit in the last 6 months
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IMEMR (Mediterrâneo Oriental)
Assunto principal:
Infecções por Acinetobacter
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Surtos de Doenças
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Resistência a Múltiplos Medicamentos
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Acinetobacter baumannii
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Unidades de Terapia Intensiva
Tipo de estudo:
Relato de Casos
Limite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J. Coll. Physicians Surg. Pak.
Ano de publicação:
2011
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