Fulltext

Rate of Transmission of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Without Contact Isolation

Tschudin-Sutter, Sarah ; Frei, Reno ; Dangel, Marc ; Stranden, Anne ; Widmer, Andreas F.

In: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2012, vol. 55, no. 11, p. 1505-1511

Add to personal list
    Title
    • Rate of Transmission of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Without Contact Isolation
    Author
    • Tschudin-Sutter, Sarah. Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology
    • Frei, Reno. Division of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
    • Dangel, Marc. Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology
    • Stranden, Anne. Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology
    • Widmer, Andreas F.. Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology
    Document Type
    • Postprint
    Language
    • English
    Published in
    • Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2012, vol. 55, no. 11, p. 1505-1511. Oxford University Press
    Other Version
    Classification
    • Health
    OAI-PMH Identifier
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:291853
    Summary
    The estimated rate of spread of extended-spectrum beta-lactamaseproducing Enterobacteriaceae was low in a tertiary care university-affiliated hospital with high levels of standard hygiene precautions, challenging the routine use of contact isolation in a non-epidemic setting