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Breaking away from an endemic state of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa by daily sink disinfection.

Authors :
Iwasaki S
Sato R
Kagami K
Akizawa K
Hayasaka K
Fukumoto T
Taki K
Niinuma Y
Yamada T
Oyamada R
Watanabe T
Nakakubo S
Watanabe C
Teshima T
Ishiguro N
Source :
Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE [Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol] 2023 Nov 15; Vol. 3 (1), pp. e209. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 15 (Print Publication: 2023).
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

The detection rate of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients admitted to 2 wards and the intensive care unit decreased from 20.3% (129 of 636 isolates) to 4.2% (37 of 889 isolates) after the start of disinfection of hand washing sinks using alkyl diaminoethylglycine hydrochloride.<br />Competing Interests: The authors have no conflicts to report.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2023.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2732-494X
Volume :
3
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
38156227
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2023.484