title: Infrequent isolation of multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii from the staff tending a colonized patient with severe burns.
abstract: A patient with severe burns who was colonized by multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii was cared for in contact isolation by staff intensively trained on hospital hygiene. Of the 1,907 postexposure cultures from the staff and 425 environmental samples, only 0.7% and 4%, respectively, yielded this microorganism. These data show that strict hygienic measures may limit staff colonization and contamination of the environment byA baumannii.
authors.affiliation: Antimicrobial Research Laboratory, National Public Health Institute, Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Paavilainen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alanen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mäkelä
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Routamaa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Järvinen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Huovinen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kotilainen
mesh_terms: D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents