title: Multidrug-resistant organisms contaminating supply carts of contact isolation patients.
abstract: Contamination of supply carts stored within rooms of patients on contact isolation for multidrug-resistant organisms was assessed. Despite the presence of environmentally persistent organisms, very little contamination occurred to these carts or the supplies stored within them. A single isolate containing a multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii was isolated, representing 1.3% of the 80 swabs collected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection Control, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL. Electronic address: szelencik@northshore.org.
authors.forename: Shane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zelencik
authors.affiliation: Infection Control Research Laboratory, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL.
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schora
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection Control, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL.
authors.forename: Adrienne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection Control, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL.
authors.forename: Corrinna
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brudner
authors.affiliation: Infection Control Research Laboratory, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL.
authors.forename: Parul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection Control, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL.
authors.forename: Ari
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Robicsek
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection Control, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL.
authors.forename: Becky
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection Control, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL; Infection Control Research Laboratory, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL.
authors.forename: Lance R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection Control, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL.
authors.forename: Marc-Oliver
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Contaminated supplies; Environmental cleaning; Intensive care unit