Outbreak of Nosocomial Multidrug-ResistantEnterobacter aerogenesin a Geriatric Unit: Failure of Isolation Contact, Analysis of Risk Factors, and Use of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
- 1 October 2000
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 21 (10) , 651-653
- https://doi.org/10.1086/501704
Abstract
We describe herein an outbreak ofEnterobacter aerogenesin a geriatric acute unit with failure of contact isolation that necessitated the temporary closure of the department. We emphasize the need for guidelines for the management of multiresistant bacteria.Keywords
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