Nosocomial infections caused by multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

E A Arruda; I S Marinho; M Boulos; S I Sinto; H H Caiaffa; C M Mendes; C P Oplustil; H Sader; C E Levy; A S Levin

doi:10.1086/501683

Nosocomial infections caused by multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1999 Sep;20(9):620-3. doi: 10.1086/501683.

Authors

E A Arruda¹, I S Marinho, M Boulos, S I Sinto, H H Caiaffa, C M Mendes, C P Oplustil, H Sader, C E Levy, A S Levin

Affiliation

¹ Hospital Infection Control Department, Hospital das Clinicas, University of São Paulo, Brazil.

PMID: 10501262
DOI: 10.1086/501683

Abstract

A case-control study was done to evaluate factors associated with nosocomial infections by multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MRPA). Results showed that MRPA was associated with the use of immunosuppressive and antimicrobial drugs. Five typing methods indicated that the MRPA infections were due to multiple strains rather than a single strain.

MeSH terms

APACHE
Adult
Aminoglycosides
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Bacteriophage Typing
Brazil / epidemiology
Case-Control Studies
Cross Infection / classification*
Cross Infection / epidemiology*
Cross Infection / microbiology
Drug Resistance, Multiple*
Female
Humans
Infection Control
Male
Middle Aged
Pseudomonas Infections / classification*
Pseudomonas Infections / epidemiology*
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / classification
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects*
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification

Substances

Aminoglycosides
Anti-Bacterial Agents