title: Epidemiologic characteristics of resistant microorganisms present in reserves from an intensive care unit.
abstract: In this study, significant contamination in the intensive care unit environment was observed (P < .004). Sampling of inanimate surfaces and equipment found vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis, ciprofloxacin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and S epidermidis, and multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii with similarities (60%-80%) to blood culture isolates.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Adriana Cristina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Quésia Souza
authors.initials: QS
authors.lastname: Damasceno
authors.forename: Mário
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Piscoya
authors.forename: Jacques Robert
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Nicoli
mesh_terms: D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D014640:Vancomycin