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Multicenter Study
. 2011 Jan;29(1):36-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2010.04.012. Epub 2010 Dec 30.

Control measures for Acinetobacter baumannii: a survey of Spanish hospitals

Lola García-Ortega  1 , Olga Arch, Carmen Pérez-Canosa, Carmen Lupión, Carmen González, Jesús Rodríguez-Baño; Spanish Study Group of Nosocomial Infections (GEIH-SEIMC)
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Multicenter Study

Control measures for Acinetobacter baumannii: a survey of Spanish hospitals

Lola García-Ortega et al. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2011 Jan.

Abstract

Introduction: Control of Acinetobacter baumannii is a challenge.

Methods: A survey was conducted on the control measures introduced against A baumannii in 30 Spanish hospitals.

Results: We found significant differences in the application of contact precautions, active surveillance, hygiene of colonised patients, environmental cleaning, and educational activities. Hospitals with a written control program for A. baumannii had a lower incidence of colonisation/infection due to this organism.

Conclusion: A multidisciplinary consensus document for the control of A. baumannii is needed in Spain.

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