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Contact precautions in the intensive care unit setting: 12 years of surveillance.
Am J Infect Control. 2013 Apr;41(4):371-2
Authors: de Toledo Piza FM, Marra AR, Silva M, Sampaio Camargo TZ, de Oliveira Figueiredo RA, Edmond MB
Abstract
The utilization of isolation precautions has increased in tertiary care hospitals due to the increase in colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms over time. We assessed the frequency of multidrug-resistant microorganisms responsible for implementation of contact precautions in the ICU of a tertiary care hospital over a 12-year period.
PMID: 23062660 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]