Journal article
Effects of infection control measures on acquisition of five antimicrobial drug-resistant microorganisms in a tetanus intensive care unit in Vietnam.
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PURPOSE: To quantify the effects of barrier precautions and antibiotic mixing on prevalence and acquisition of five drug-resistant microorganisms within a single tetanus intensive care unit at a tertiary referral hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. METHODS: All patients admitted within the study period were included. After a 1-year baseline period, barrier precautions were implemented and the single empirical treatment ceftazidime was changed to mixing (per consecutive patient) of three di...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Intensive care medicine
- Volume:
- 39
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 661-671
- Publication date:
- 2013-04-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1432-1238
- ISSN:
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0342-4642
- Source identifiers:
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374224
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- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:374224
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- pubs:374224
- Deposit date:
- 2013-11-17
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- 2013
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