title: Air contamination around patients colonized with multidrug-resistant organisms.
abstract: Care-related infections are a major public health concern. Their transmission can be associated with environmental factors. This study looks at air contamination around 45 patients colonized with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). We found that 30 hospital rooms (67%) were contaminated with MDRO species and 10 rooms (22%) were contaminated with at least 1 MDRO.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U618, Université François Rabelais, Tours, France.
authors.forename: Marie Charlotte
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lanotte
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lawrence
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goudeau
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bernard
mesh_terms: D000391:Air Microbiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000635:transmission; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D010362:Patients' Rooms; D011446:Prospective Studies