Effectiveness of bacteria-controlled nursing units in preventing cross-colonization with resistant bacteria in severely burned children.
Bacteria-controlled nursing units (BCNUs) are laminar air-flow patient isolation units. The rate of cross-colonization with resistant organisms in 66 critically ill pediatric burn patients with massive open wounds and ventilators housed in BCNUs during 5 years was examined and found to be extremely low (3.2 cases per 1,000 patient-days).
Weber
Joan M
JM
Shriners Burns Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Sheridan
Robert L
RL
Schulz
John T
JT
Tompkins
Ronald G
RG
Ryan
Colleen M
CM
D000293:Adolescent; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001900:Boston / Q000453:epidemiology; D002053:Burn Units; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004780:Environment, Controlled; D005260:Female; D006782:Hospitals, Special; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010357:Patient Isolators / Q000592:standards*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*