title: Prolonged hospital stay, an adverse effect of strict national policy for controlling the spread of highly resistant microorganisms.
authors.affiliation: INSERM, IAME, Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1137, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Birgand
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schwarzinger
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perozziello
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lolom
authors.forename: Camille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pelat
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Armand-Lefevre
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Buzzi
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andremont
authors.forename: Yazdan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yazdanpanah
authors.forename: Jean-Christophe
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lucet
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D016983:Enterococcus; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006291:Health Policy; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies