Control of an Outbreak of Infection Due to Extended‐Spectrum β‐Lactamase–ProducingEscherichia coliin a Liver Transplantation Unit
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- 1 July 2001
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 33 (1) , 126-128
- https://doi.org/10.1086/320882
Abstract
We report an outbreak of infection due to genotypically identical extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli among patients in a liver transplantation unit. Control of the outbreak was achieved by a combination of contact isolation, feedback on hand hygiene, and gut decontamination with an orally administered fluoroquinolone. These interventions led to abrupt curtailment of the outbreak.Keywords
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