Nosocomial Infections
Studies from H.L. Chang and colleagues yield new information about nosocomial infections
Published in Proteomics Weekly, January 26th, 2009
In this recent report published in the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, researchers in Taichung, Taiwan conducted a study "To investigate a nosocomial outbreak of infection with multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii in the intensive care units at China Medical University Hospital in Taiwan. Prospective outbreak investigation. Three intensive care units in a 2,000-bed university hospital in Taichung, Taiwan."
"Thirty-eight stable patients in 3 intensive care units, all of whom had undergone an invasive procedure, were enrolled in our study. Ninety-four A. baumannii strains were isolated from the patients or the environment in the 3...
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Source: Proteomics Weekly (2009-01-26)
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