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Published in: Critical Care 1/2020

01-12-2020 | Nosocomial Infection | Research Letter

Allocation of the ICU wards according to the patient’s infection condition: a measure to improve antibiotic resistance

Authors: Yefei Zhan, Peifu Chen, Jieqiong Chen, Hua Wang, Zhaojun Xu, Yu Chen

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2020

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Pathogens are known to survive on surfaces in health care environments despite routine cleaning and nearly always cause nosocomial infections [1‐3]. The number of health care-associated infections is progressively increasing and the extent of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in medical institutions is of worldwide concern and continues to challenge infection control [4, 5]. The aim of our study was to find the simplest and most effective way to reduce the spread of MDROs by using “infection grade ward isolation” (IGWI). …
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Metadata
Title
Allocation of the ICU wards according to the patient’s infection condition: a measure to improve antibiotic resistance
Authors
Yefei Zhan
Peifu Chen
Jieqiong Chen
Hua Wang
Zhaojun Xu
Yu Chen
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-03192-y

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