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1450. Managing a Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Outbreak in the ICU: A Successful KAIZEN Program Using Process Indicators for Antimicrobial Stewardship, Hand Hygiene, and Standardization

BACKGROUND: Between 2016 and 2018, we detected Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDRA) carrying the IMP-1 gene in 15 patients including 14 of whom had been admitted to the ICU (Figure 1). The hospital environment including bed rail and mattresses became a reservoir for MDRA. We implemente...

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Autores principales: Kawamura, Hideki, Arimura, Syoko, Murata, Nao, Shigemi, Akari, Niiyama, Syuhei, Nishi, Junichiro, Kakihana, Yasuyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10676854/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1287