The Analysis of Risk Factor and Infection Control of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Outbreaks in a Neurosurgery Unit

• Published in: American journal of infection control Vol. 42; no. 6; p. S29
• Main Authors: Shin, Eunsuk, PhD, RN, ja Choi, Ok, PhD, RN, Lee, Sookja, PhD, RN, Jung, Sookin, PhD, MD, Kim, Jin, RN, Park, Minjung, PhD, RN, Park, Kyunghwa, PhD, MD, Hwang, Seonyoung, PhD, RN
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: St. Louis Mosby, Inc 01-06-2014; Mosby-Year Book, Inc
• Subjects: Analysis; Disease control; Epidemics; Infection Control; Infectious Disease; Multidrug resistant organisms; Neurosurgery; Risk factors
• ISSN: 0196-6553; 1527-3296
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.03.083

Infection control personnel performing surveillance activities noticed a cluster of patients with urinary isolates of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MRPA) in neurosurgery unit. Seventeen patients acquired MRPA in the neurosurgery unit between 1 May and 30 June 2013. An outbreak investigation including a descriptive analysis, a case-control study was carried out to analyze risk factor for acquisition of MRPA.