Reduced rate of intensive care unit acquired gram-negative bacilli after removal of sinks and introduction of ‘water-free’ patient care

BACKGROUND: Sinks in patient rooms are associated with hospital-acquired infections. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of removal of sinks from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patient rooms and the introduction of ‘water-free’ patient care on gram-negative bacilli colonization rates. ME...

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Autores principales: Hopman, Joost, Tostmann, Alma, Wertheim, Heiman, Bos, Maria, Kolwijck, Eva, Akkermans, Reinier, Sturm, Patrick, Voss, Andreas, Pickkers, Peter, vd Hoeven, Hans
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5466749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28616203
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-017-0213-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5466749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28616203
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-017-0213-0

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