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Published in: Critical Care 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Letter

What is the risk of acquiring bacteria from prior intensive care unit bed occupants?

Authors: Vincenzo Russotto, Andrea Cortegiani, Santi Maurizio Raineri, Pasquale Iozzo, Cesare Gregoretti, Antonino Giarratano

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2017

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Contamination of inanimate surfaces and equipment may play a role in cross-transmission of bacteria in the intensive care unit (ICU), despite current standards of terminal cleaning [1‐3]. This is particularly relevant due to the high prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) colonization of critically ill patients and the virulence and invasiveness of bacteria, which frequently present multidrug resistance to antimicrobials (e.g. Staphylococcus aureus, Acinetobacter baumanii, Klebsiella pneumoniae). Moreover, colonization has been identified as a risk factor for subsequent infections in critically ill patients [4, 5]. …
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Metadata
Title
What is the risk of acquiring bacteria from prior intensive care unit bed occupants?
Authors
Vincenzo Russotto
Andrea Cortegiani
Santi Maurizio Raineri
Pasquale Iozzo
Cesare Gregoretti
Antonino Giarratano
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-017-1652-y

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