Infection control measures to decrease the burden of antimicrobial resistance in the critical care setting

Landelle, Caroline; Marimuthu, Kalisvar; Harbarth, Stéphan Juergen

doi:10.1097/MCC.0000000000000126

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Infection control measures to decrease the burden of antimicrobial resistance in the critical care setting

ContributorsLandelle, Caroline; Marimuthu, Kalisvar; Harbarth, Stéphan Juergen

Published inCurrent opinion in critical care, vol. 20, no. 5, p. 499-506

Publication date2014

Abstract

The prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in ICUs is increasing worldwide. This review assesses the role of infection control measures, excluding antibiotic stewardship programs, in reducing the burden of resistance in ICUs.

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

Research groups

Résistance aux antibiotiques (866)

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LANDELLE, Caroline, MARIMUTHU, Kalisvar, HARBARTH, Stéphan Juergen. Infection control measures to decrease the burden of antimicrobial resistance in the critical care setting. In: Current opinion in critical care, 2014, vol. 20, n° 5, p. 499–506. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000126

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PID : unige:39910
DOI : 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000126
PMID : 25032821

Journal ISSN1070-5295

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Infection control measures to decrease the burden of antimicrobial resistance in the critical care setting

The prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in ICUs is increasing worldwide. This review assesses the role of infection control measures, excluding antibiotic stewardship programs, in reducing the burden of resistance in ICUs.

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