Month: April 2001

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Serratia marcescens transmission in a pediatric intensive care unit: a multifactorial occurrence

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Fourteen patients in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) had or =1 positive culture for a single strain of Serratia marcescens from April through December 1995 (study period).

OBJECTIVES: To identify risk factors for S marcescens infection or colonization in a pediatric CICU.… Read more

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Infection control dogma: top 10 suspects

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As infection control evolved into an art and science through the years, many infection control practices have become infection control dogmas (principles, beliefs, ideas, or opinions). In this “Reality Check” session of the 4th Decennial International Conference on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections, we assessed participants’ perceptions of prevalent infection control dogmas.… Read more