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Incidence, risk factors, and outcome of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii acquisition during an outbreak in a burns unit.
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Nov 2017
Munier A-L, Biard L, Rousseau C, Legrand M, Lafaurie M, Lomont A, Donay J-L, de Beaugrenier E, Flicoteaux R, Mebazaa A, Mimoun M, Molina J-M
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BACKGROUND: Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MR-AB) can cause outbreaks in a burns unit. AIM: To study the incidence, risk factors and outcome of MR-AB colonization during an outbreak. METHODS: A prospective study was conducted from April to November 2014 in a burns unit in Paris. Weekly surveillance cultures of patients and their environment were performed. MR-AB acquisition, discharge, or death...
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