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| Provedor de dados: |
BJID
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| País: |
Brazil
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| Título: |
Identifying and controlling a multiresistant pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in a latin-american cancer centre and its associated risk factors
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| Autores: |
Cortes,Jorge Alberto
Cuervo,Sonia Isabel
Urdaneta,Ana María
Potdevin,Guillermo
Arroyo,Patricia
Bermúdez,Diana
Correa,Adriana
Villegas,María Virginia
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| Data: |
2009-04-01
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| Ano: |
2009
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| Palavras-chave: |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Epidemiology
Multiple drug resistance
Bacteria
Risk factor
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| Resumo: |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important and frightening microorganism for patients suffering from cancer. Multiresistant P. aeruginosa (MRPA) may appear as a consequence of exposure to multiple antibiotics or from a breakdown in infection control practices. This article reports an MRPA outbreak in a cancer treatment centre and the consequent case control study. Mechanical ventilation was identified as being the main risk factor for developing MRPA colonisation or infection; molecular analysis confirmed the outbreak. A multifaceted strategy was adopted, involving reinforcing hand-washing practices, contact isolation, antibiotic restriction and suction devices for mechanically-ventilated patients. MRPA was controlled and the outbreak ended. Such strategy may be effective in controlling MRPS in low-resource environments amongst high risk cancer patients.
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| Tipo: |
Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000200005
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| Editor: |
Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
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| Relação: |
10.1590/S1413-86702009000200005
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| Formato: |
text/html
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| Fonte: |
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases v.13 n.2 2009
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| Direitos: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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