Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) has published “Hospital infection control strategies for antibiotic-resistant organisms”:

Identified risk factors include:

…increasing age of patient and severity of disease, increasing length of hospital stay, admission to an intensive care unit and proximity to patients carrying an antimicrobial-resistant organism. Use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and/or prolonged use of antibiotics are also risk factors.

Full Article:  “Hospital infection control strategies for antibiotic-resistant organisms”

Tags: hai, strategies, superbugs

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