Outbreak of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Belgian university hospital after transfer of patients from Greece

Wybo, Ingrid; Blommaert, L.; Beer, Thearina de; Soetens, Oriane; Regt, Jouke De; Lacor, Patrick; Piérard, Denis; Lauwers, S.

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2007.09.012

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“…The outbreak reported in present study may be due inadequate implementation of infection control procedures with consequential transmission as has been documented earlier [13]. Environmental contamination has been responsible for spread of pan-resistant A. baumannii strains in ICUs; hands being the most important source for transmittance [14].…”

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confidence: 61%

Successful control of outbreak caused by clonally related extensively-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in an intensive care unit

Sultan¹

2017

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

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Successful control of outbreak caused by clonally related extensively-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in an intensive care unit

Sultan¹

2017

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

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“…In addition, the use of antibiotics for the treatment of non-bacterial, mostly viral, infections, and the overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics in the management of bacterial infections promotes antibiotic resistance [30], and increases the costs of health care [31]. Inappropriate prescription of more expensive or second-line antibiotics in daily clinical practice is considered even more problematic [36].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is alarming that neither the high rate of patients transferred between different hospital units, nor the patients' non-compliance with infection control guidelines, have been considered the factors leading to bacterial resistance. Actually, many studies have shown that the latter two are the major contributors to the emergence of bacterial resistance [36][37][38].…”

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Awareness and Beliefs of Antimicrobial Resistance among Health Professionals Working at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa: Ethiopia

Berha¹,

Amin²,

Alebachew³

2017

J Bioanal Biomed

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Introduction: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) threatens the effective prevention and treatment of an everincreasing range of infections caused by bacteria, parasites, viruses and fungi. In recent years, since the rate at which resistance occurs has outpaced the development of new drug replacements, it has become necessary to use the currently available agents, optimally and appropriately. The aim of this study was to assess the medical staff awareness towards the most common resistant bacteria species, the factors contributing to the lack of awareness, and the possible measures to address the awareness gap. Methods:A structured questionnaire was administered to 205 health care professionals including physicians, pharmacists, and nurses at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospitals, Addis Ababa-Ethiopia. Results:The study identified that most of the responding physicians and pharmacists considered Pseudomonas aeruginosa and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as the most frequently encountered resistant bacterial species. However, nurses recognized both MRSA and extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Gramnegative bacilli (ESBL) as the most prevalent resistant species. Majority of physicians (79.2%) and pharmacists (79.9%) reported prolonged hospitalization as a factor likely to contribute to the increased incidence of bacterial resistance. About 66.0% of pharmacists indicated that the use of antibiotics without prescription as a significant reason for the development of bacterial resistance. Most of the physicians (71.4%) reported that appropriate infection control is the most important measure to reduce bacterial resistance. Conclusion:The findings of this study revealed that there was good awareness of the most common AMR etiologies and their risk factors among the different discipline health professionals. Even though there was a varying level of awareness among the health care professionals. Continuous medical education programs would be desirable to keep the health care professionals updated and diminish the future risk of excessive bacterial resistance.

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“…20 MDR bacteria do not respect borders and physicians, laboratories should be aware of the risk posed by transfer of patients from hospitals in other countries. 21 In this context, rapid and effective international communication is important to prevent the further spread of emerging MDR microorganisms. also, prudent use of antibiotics, compliance with hand hygiene and other infection control measures are essential to reduce selection and spread of MDR microorganisms.…”

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Surveillance of multi-drug resistant pathogens in two Romanian university hospitals

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Bădițoiu²,

Muntean³

et al. 2012

Int. j. infect. control

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Health care associated infections (HCaIs) and bacterial multi-drug resistance (MDR) involve high costs and are difficult to manage in medical systems with limited resources. This study, part of the PNCDII 42121/2008 national research project, proposed the investigation of multidrug-resistant bacteria prevalence, concurrent with costs evaluation in two intensive care units (ICUs) from Timisoara university hospitals: Emergency Clinical County Hospital (ECCH) and Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (ICD). During January-october 2010, we performed a surveillance focused on the following major exponents: meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSa), extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing enterobacteria and carbapenem-resistant non-fermentative gram negative bacilli, with duplicates and colonisation germs exclusion. Selected germs identification and phenotyping were performed with the help of automatic VITEK 2 compact system, using VITEK 2 GP/GN identification cards and AST cards for antimicrobial sensitivity tests. We also performed Hodge tests for ESBL producing carbapenem resistant enterobacteria. at ECCH we isolated 534 bacterial strains, with a 35.44% prevalence for MRSa, 37.32% ESBL enterobacteria and 43.94% carbapenem-resistant nonfermenters. From 73 strains isolated from ICD, the MRSa prevalence was 8.00%, 23.33% ESBL enterobacteria and 11.11% carbapenem-resistant non-fermentatives. The average number of antimicrobial treatment days/ MDR infectious episode was 9.11 days in ECCH and 29.57days in ICD, with an average hospitalisation cost of Corresponding Author

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Outbreak of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Belgian university hospital after transfer of patients from Greece

Cited by 51 publications

References 17 publications

Successful control of outbreak caused by clonally related extensively-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in an intensive care unit

Successful control of outbreak caused by clonally related extensively-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in an intensive care unit

Awareness and Beliefs of Antimicrobial Resistance among Health Professionals Working at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa: Ethiopia

Surveillance of multi-drug resistant pathogens in two Romanian university hospitals

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