Intensive Care Unit Relocation and Its Effect on Multidrug-Resistant Respiratory Microorganisms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infection by multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens leads to poor patient outcomes in intensive care units (ICUs). Contact precautions are necessary to reduce the transmission of MDR pathogens. However, the importance of the surrounding environment is not well known. We studied the effects of ICU relocation on MDR respiratory pathogen detection rates and patient outcomes.

Methods

Patients admitted to the ICU before and after the relocation were retrospectively analyzed. Baseline patient characteristics, types of respiratory pathogens detected, antibiotics used, and patient outcomes were measured.

Results

A total of 463 adult patients admitted to the ICU, 4 months before and after the relocation, were included. Of them, 234 were admitted to the ICU before the r

SUBMITTER: Kim HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6849029 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature