• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Guidance on Frequency and Location of Environmental Sampling for Acinetobacter baumannii
  • Beteiligte: Sbarra, Alyssa N.; Harris, Anthony D.; Johnson, J. Kristie; Madger, Laurence S.; O’Hara, Lyndsay M.; Jackson, Sarah S.; Thom, Kerri A.
  • Erschienen: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2018
  • Erschienen in: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.319
  • ISSN: 0899-823X; 1559-6834
  • Schlagwörter: Infectious Diseases ; Microbiology (medical) ; Epidemiology
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  • Beschreibung: <jats:p>We assessed various locations and frequency of environmental sampling to maximize information and maintain efficiency when sampling for <jats:italic>Acinetobacter baumannii.</jats:italic> Although sampling sites in closer proximity to the patient were more likely positive, to fully capture environmental contamination, we found value in sampling all sites and across multiple days.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:italic>Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol</jats:italic> 2018;39:339–342</jats:p>