Association of Length of Stay With Contamination of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in the Environment and Colonization in the Rectum of Intensive Care Unit Patients in China

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Jan;37(1):120-1. doi: 10.1017/ice.2015.282. Epub 2015 Nov 16.

Authors

Pengcheng Zhou¹, Xinrui Xiong¹, Chunhui Li¹, Anhua Wu¹

Affiliation

¹ Infection Control Center,Xiangya Hospital,Central South University,Changsha,China.

PMID: 26567451
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.282

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Carrier State / epidemiology*
Carrier State / microbiology*
China / epidemiology
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Equipment Contamination / prevention & control
Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
Fomites / microbiology*
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Interrupted Time Series Analysis
Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data*
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification
Rectum / microbiology*