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Colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms in evacuees after Hurricane Katrina.
Seybold, Ulrich; White, Nancy; Wang, Yun F; Halvosa, J Sue; Blumberg, Henry M.
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  • Seybold U; Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA. useybol@emory.edu
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ; 28(6): 726-9, 2007 Jun.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17520549
ABSTRACT
After Hurricane Katrina, 50 patients were evacuated to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, with limited medical records. The infection control department ordered contact precautions for 16 patients. Surveillance cultures performed on admission identified colonization with multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria in 9 patients (18%). Presence of a wound was the strongest predictor for MDR colonization. More data are needed to reliably predict MDR bacterial colonization.
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Wounds and Injuries / Hospitals, Urban / Universal Precautions / Infection Control / Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Disasters Type of study: Etiology_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Child / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS / ENFERMAGEM / EPIDEMIOLOGIA / HOSPITAIS Year: 2007 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Wounds and Injuries / Hospitals, Urban / Universal Precautions / Infection Control / Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Disasters Type of study: Etiology_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Child / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS / ENFERMAGEM / EPIDEMIOLOGIA / HOSPITAIS Year: 2007 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States