title: Detection of temporal clusters of health care-associated infections or colonizations with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
abstract: We investigated temporal clusters of Pseudomonas aeruginosa cases between 2005 and 2014 in 1 French university hospital, overall and by ward, using the Kulldorff method. Clusters of positive water samples were also investigated at the whole hospital level. Our results suggest that water outlets are not closely involved in the occurrence of clusters of P aeruginosa cases.
authors: Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control Department, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France; Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Health Risks, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France. Electronic address: alefebvre@chu-reims.fr.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Lefebvre
authors: Hygiene and Infection Control Unit, Hospital Group Bichat-Claude Bernard, Public Assistance of Paris Hospitals, Paris, France; Paris Diderot University, Paris, France.
authors: J C
authors: JC
authors: Lucet
authors: Infection Control Department, CHU Besançon, Besançon, France; Chrono-environment Laboratory, UMR CNRS 6249, University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France.
authors: X
authors: X
authors: Bertrand
authors: Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Health Risks, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France; Infectious Diseases Department, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Chavanet
authors: Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control Department, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Astruc
authors: Biostatistics and Medical Information Department, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France; Epidemiology Department-EA 4184, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Quantin
authors: Infection Control, Epidemiology and Prevention Department, Hospital Group Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France; Epidemiology and Public Health Team, Claude Bernard University, Lyon, France.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Vanhems
authors: Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control Department, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France.
authors: L S
authors: LS
authors: Aho-Glélé
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014871:Water Microbiology
keywords: Water