Protracted outbreak of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii after intercontinental transfer of colonized patients

Landelle, Caroline; Legrand, Patrick; Lesprit, Philippe; Cizeau, Florence; Ducellier, David; Gouot, Cyril; Bréhaut, Paula; Soing-Altrach, Sophan; Girou, Emmanuelle; Brun-Buisson, Christian

doi:10.1086/669093

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Title		Protracted outbreak of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii after intercontinental transfer of colonized patients
Authors		Landelle, Caroline Legrand, Patrick Lesprit, Philippe Cizeau, Florence Ducellier, David Gouot, Cyril Bréhaut, Paula Soing-Altrach, Sophan Girou, Emmanuelle Brun-Buisson, Christian show all authors [1 - 10]
Published in		Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2013, vol. 34, no. 2, p. 119-24
Abstract		To describe the course and management of a protracted outbreak after intercontinental transfer of 2 patients colonized with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDRAB).
Keywords		Acinetobacter Infections/drug therapy/epidemiology/transmission — Acinetobacter baumannii/drug effects/isolation & purification — Carrier State/microbiology — Contact Tracing — Cross Infection/drug therapy/epidemiology/transmission — Disease Outbreaks — Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial — France/epidemiology — Hospitals, University — Humans — Incidence — Intensive Care Units — Internationality — Patient Transfer — Travel
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1086/669093 PMID: 23295556
Full text		Article (Published version) (287 Kb) - Limited access to UNIGE
Citation (ISO format)		LANDELLE, Caroline et al. Protracted outbreak of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii after intercontinental transfer of colonized patients. In: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 2013, vol. 34, n° 2, p. 119-24. doi: 10.1086/669093 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:40236