Near-patient environmental contamination of an intensive care unit with Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) and Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) before and after the introduction of chlorhexidine bathing for patients

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Sep;39(9):1131-1132. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.146. Epub 2018 Jun 28.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Observational Study

MeSH terms

  • Baths
  • Chlorhexidine / pharmacology*
  • Enterobacteriaceae / drug effects
  • Enterobacteriaceae / isolation & purification*
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Equipment Contamination*
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units*
  • Patients' Rooms*
  • Vancomycin Resistance
  • beta-Lactam Resistance
  • beta-Lactamases / metabolism

Substances

  • beta-Lactamases
  • Chlorhexidine