Article
Does Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization influence morbidity and mortality in the intensive care unit patient? Experience from an outbreak caused by contaminated oral swabs.
Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica - 1 Oct 2006
Berdal J-E, Smith-Erichsen N, Bjørnholt J V, Blomfeldt A, Bukholm G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Contaminated oral swabs caused a nationwide monoclonal Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak involving 27 Norwegian hospitals. The aim of the study was to study the consequences on mortality and morbidity of the introduction of this P. aeruginosa strain to intensive care unit (ICU) patients. METHODS: Forty-four out of 96 patients admitted to the general ICU of Akershus University Hospital during the...
Topics
- APACHE
- Aged
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
- Cross Infection
- Disease Outbreaks
- Equipment Contamination
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Intensive Care Units