Aggressive control measures for resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and the impact on acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in a medical intensive care unit

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2004 Feb;25(2):167-8. doi: 10.1086/502370.

Abstract

The medical ICU implemented aggressive control measures following an outbreak of multidrug-resistant, clonal Acinetobacter baumannii. Multivariable regression analyses comparing acquisition (6 months preceding to 6 months during or following the outbreak) revealed decreased VRE and MRSA acquisition. Aggressive control measures can reduce VRE, and perhaps MRSA, transmission.

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter / drug effects
  • Acinetobacter / isolation & purification*
  • Acinetobacter Infections / complications
  • Acinetobacter Infections / epidemiology
  • Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology
  • Acinetobacter Infections / prevention & control*
  • Baltimore / epidemiology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units*
  • Methicillin Resistance*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / complications*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Vancomycin Resistance*