Screening with oro-rectal surveillance swab in an Italian ICU: epidemiological and medico-legal aspects

Minerva Anestesiol. 2018 Feb;84(2):264-266. doi: 10.23736/S0375-9393.17.12197-8. Epub 2017 Nov 17.

Authors

Federico Marturano¹, Antonio Galzerano², Fulvio Nisi², Massimo Lancia³, Vito A Peduto², Mauro Bacci³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy Center, A.O. Santa Maria della Misericordia, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy - federicomarturano@msn.com.
² Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy Center, A.O. Santa Maria della Misericordia, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
³ Department of Legal Medicine, A.O. Santa Maria della Misericordia, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.

PMID: 29152932
DOI: 10.23736/S0375-9393.17.12197-8

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cross Infection / diagnosis
Cross Infection / microbiology*
Cross Infection / prevention & control
Humans
Infection Control / legislation & jurisprudence*
Intensive Care Units
Italy
Mouth / microbiology*
Patient Admission / legislation & jurisprudence*
Population Surveillance*
Rectum / microbiology*