Multidrug-resistant bacteria infection control: study of compliance with isolation precautions in a Paris university hospital.
Isolation practices in a university hospital were analyzed for 137 patients with multidrug-resistant bacteria. Isolation was ordered in writing by physicians for 40% and instituted by nurses for 60%; 74% were isolated. Compliance depended on physician ordering in writing (odds ratio, 36.3; 95% confidence interval, 4.8-274.9). Nurses complied best with hand washing.
Département de Santé Publique, Comité Local de Lutte contre les Infections Nosocomiales, CHU Cochin-Port Royal, AP-HP, Université René Descartes, Paris, France.
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D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000592:standards*; D010297:Paris; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016635:Universal Precautions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*