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| Cortes,Jorge Alberto; Cuervo,Sonia Isabel; Urdaneta,Ana María; Potdevin,Guillermo; Arroyo,Patricia; Bermúdez,Diana; Correa,Adriana; Villegas,María Virginia. |
| 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... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Epidemiology; Multiple drug resistance; Bacteria; Risk factor. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000200005 |
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| Cortes,Jorge Alberto; Leal,Aura Lucía; Montañez,Anita María; Buitrago,Giancarlo; Castillo,Juan Sebastián; Guzman,Lucy. |
| OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe the most frequently found bacterial microorganisms in bloodstream isolates taken from patients in intensive care units in Colombia and their resistance profiles. METHODS: This was a multicentre descriptive observational study that was carried out between January 2001 and June 2008 with laboratory data from 33 participating hospitals in a surveillance network. RESULTS: The most frequently found microorganisms were coagulase-negative Staphylococci 39.6%, Staphylococcus aureus 12.3%, Klebsiella pneumoniae 8.2%, Escherichia coli 5.7%, Acinetobacter baumannii, 4.0% and Pseudomonas aeruginosa 3.8%. Coagulase-negative Staphylococci registered greater than 70% oxacillin resistance rate. S. aureus presented a change... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Bacteremia; Intensive care unit; Drug resistance; Anti-bacterial agents; Colombia/epidemiology; Epidemiologic surveillance. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702013000300007 |
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