title: Controlling multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli in your hospital: a transformational journey.
abstract: During the past two decades, the world has experienced a proliferation of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative organisms. This paper is an account of the author's personal experience of implementing a bundle of interventions aimed at controlling carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, and of the cultural transformation that was required for effective control.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Health and Society and Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA. Electronic address: smunozprice@mcw.edu.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Munoz-Price
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Acinetobacter baumannii; Carbapenem; Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative organisms; Resistance