Colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms in evacuees after Hurricane Katrina.
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
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Hospitals, Urban
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Universal Precautions
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Infection Control
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Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
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Disasters
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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ENFERMAGEM
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EPIDEMIOLOGIA
/
HOSPITAIS
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States