Successful control of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium nosocomial outbreak in a teaching hospital in China - 31/07/12
Doi : 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.08.004
Yingmei Liu, MSMedTech a, b, c, Bin Cao, MD a, b, c, ⁎ 
, Li Gu, MD a, b, c, Kun Liu, MPH d, Zhe Feng, MSNurs d
, Li Gu, MD a, b, c, Kun Liu, MPH d, Zhe Feng, MSNurs d a Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
b Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing, China
c Beijing Key Laboratory of Respiratory and Pulmonary Circulation, Beijing, China
d Department of Infection Control, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
Address correspondence to Bin Cao, MD, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 8 Gongren Tiyuchang South Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020, People’s Republic of China.Abstract |
In 2008, a vancomycin-resistant enterococci outbreak occurred across 2 intensive care units in our hospital. This outbreak prompted us to implement intensified control measures. We describe the molecular epidemiology of the outbreak, as well as the intervention strategies that resulted in successful control of the outbreak.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Infection control, Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, Mutilocus sequence typing
Plan
| This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant 30870094/C010603, to BC). |
|
| Conflict of interest: None to report. |
© 2012
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.. Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS. Tous droits réservés.
Vol 40 - N° 6
P. 568-571 - août 2012 Retour au numéro
Article précédent
- Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium outbreak caused by patient transfer in 2 separate intensive care units
- Shin Young Park, Ji-Hea Kang, Jin-Hee Kim, Sae Bom Kim, Sue-Yun Kim, Yoon Soo Park, Yiel-Hea Seo
- Comparison of antimicrobial resistance in neonatal and adult intensive care units in a tertiary teaching hospital
- Noorzaitun Ariffin, Habsah Hasan, Noraida Ramli, Nor Rosidah Ibrahim, Fahisham Taib, Azriani Ab Rahman, Zeehaida Mohamed, Suhaimi Wahab, David Isaacs, Hans Van Rostenberghe
Bienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
L’accès au texte intégral de cet article nécessite un abonnement.
Déjà abonné à cette revue ?