Factors influencing colonisation with gentamicin resistant gram negative organisms in the neonatal unit.
The proportion of babies colonised with gentamicin resistant Gram negative organisms in a nursery over a 30 month period did not correlate with the quantity or duration of aminoglycosides used, but it did correlate with two indicators of workload: the number of baby days and a score based on the level of nursing care required. Spread of resistant organisms may be more likely as workload increases.
Isaacs
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Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital.
Catterson
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Hope
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Moxon
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Wilkinson
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D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D003422:Critical Care; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007224:Infant Care; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013997:Time Factors
D005839:Gentamicins