Screening and contact precautions – A survey on infection control measures for multidrug-resistant bacteria in German university hospitals

Screening and contact precautions – A survey on infection control measures for multidrug-resistant bacteria in German university hospitals

Abstract To assess the scope of infection control measures for multidrug-resistant bacteria in high-risk settings, a survey among university hospitals was conducted. Fourteen professionals from 8 sites participated. Reported policies varied largely with respect to the types of wards conducting scree...

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Main Authors: Lena M. Biehl, Hartmut Bertz, Johannes Bogner, Ute-Helke Dobermann, Johanna Kessel, Carolin Krämer, Sebastian Lemmen, Marie von Lilienfeld-Toal, Silke Peter, Mathias W. Pletz, Holger Rohde, Stefan Schmiedel, Sören Schubert, Andrew J. Ullmann, Gerd Fätkenheuer, Maria J. G. T. Vehreschild
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Multidrug-resistant bacteria
Infection control
Contact precautions
Colonisation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0191-2
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spelling doaj-112c796051be4e308874cd0e8f2a661b2020-11-25T00:45:34ZengBMCAntimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control2047-29942017-04-01611510.1186/s13756-017-0191-2Screening and contact precautions – A survey on infection control measures for multidrug-resistant bacteria in German university hospitalsLena M. Biehl0Hartmut Bertz1Johannes Bogner2Ute-Helke Dobermann3Johanna Kessel4Carolin Krämer5Sebastian Lemmen6Marie von Lilienfeld-Toal7Silke Peter8Mathias W. Pletz9Holger Rohde10Stefan Schmiedel11Sören Schubert12Andrew J. Ullmann13Gerd Fätkenheuer14Maria J. G. T. Vehreschild15Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of CologneDepartment of Haematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Medical CentreDepartment of Infectious Disease, Med IV, University Hospital of MunichCenter for Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Jena University HospitalInfectious Diseases, Medical Clinic II, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University FrankfurtDepartment of Haematology, Oncology, Haemostaseology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University HospitalDivision of Infection Control and Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University HospitalDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Haematology and Medical Oncology, Jena University HospitalInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of TübingenCenter for Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Jena University HospitalInstitute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf1st Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Hamburg–EppendorfMax-von-Pettenkofer Institute, Ludwig-Maximilians-UniversityDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Division of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital WürzburgDepartment I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of CologneDepartment I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of CologneAbstract To assess the scope of infection control measures for multidrug-resistant bacteria in high-risk settings, a survey among university hospitals was conducted. Fourteen professionals from 8 sites participated. Reported policies varied largely with respect to the types of wards conducting screening, sample types used for screening and implementation of contact precautions. This variability among sites highlights the need for an evidence-based consensus of current infection control policies.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0191-2Multidrug-resistant bacteriaInfection controlContact precautionsColonisation
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author Lena M. Biehl
Hartmut Bertz
Johannes Bogner
Ute-Helke Dobermann
Johanna Kessel
Carolin Krämer
Sebastian Lemmen
Marie von Lilienfeld-Toal
Silke Peter
Mathias W. Pletz
Holger Rohde
Stefan Schmiedel
Sören Schubert
Andrew J. Ullmann
Gerd Fätkenheuer
Maria J. G. T. Vehreschild
spellingShingle Lena M. Biehl
Hartmut Bertz
Johannes Bogner
Ute-Helke Dobermann
Johanna Kessel
Carolin Krämer
Sebastian Lemmen
Marie von Lilienfeld-Toal
Silke Peter
Mathias W. Pletz
Holger Rohde
Stefan Schmiedel
Sören Schubert
Andrew J. Ullmann
Gerd Fätkenheuer
Maria J. G. T. Vehreschild
Screening and contact precautions – A survey on infection control measures for multidrug-resistant bacteria in German university hospitals
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Multidrug-resistant bacteria
Infection control
Contact precautions
Colonisation
author_facet Lena M. Biehl
Hartmut Bertz
Johannes Bogner
Ute-Helke Dobermann
Johanna Kessel
Carolin Krämer
Sebastian Lemmen
Marie von Lilienfeld-Toal
Silke Peter
Mathias W. Pletz
Holger Rohde
Stefan Schmiedel
Sören Schubert
Andrew J. Ullmann
Gerd Fätkenheuer
Maria J. G. T. Vehreschild
author_sort Lena M. Biehl
title Screening and contact precautions – A survey on infection control measures for multidrug-resistant bacteria in German university hospitals
title_short Screening and contact precautions – A survey on infection control measures for multidrug-resistant bacteria in German university hospitals
title_full Screening and contact precautions – A survey on infection control measures for multidrug-resistant bacteria in German university hospitals
title_fullStr Screening and contact precautions – A survey on infection control measures for multidrug-resistant bacteria in German university hospitals
title_full_unstemmed Screening and contact precautions – A survey on infection control measures for multidrug-resistant bacteria in German university hospitals
title_sort screening and contact precautions – a survey on infection control measures for multidrug-resistant bacteria in german university hospitals
publisher BMC
series Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
issn 2047-2994
publishDate 2017-04-01
description Abstract To assess the scope of infection control measures for multidrug-resistant bacteria in high-risk settings, a survey among university hospitals was conducted. Fourteen professionals from 8 sites participated. Reported policies varied largely with respect to the types of wards conducting screening, sample types used for screening and implementation of contact precautions. This variability among sites highlights the need for an evidence-based consensus of current infection control policies.
topic Multidrug-resistant bacteria
Infection control
Contact precautions
Colonisation
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0191-2
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