Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli: Infection Control Implications

Amos Adler; N. Deborah Friedman; Dror Marchaim

doi:10.1016/j.idc.2016.08.001

Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli: Infection Control Implications

Amos Adler, N. Deborah Friedman, Dror Marchaim^*

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Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance is a common iatrogenic complication of both modern life and medical care. Certain multidrug resistant and extensively drug resistant Gram-negative organisms pose the biggest challenges to health care today, predominantly owing to a lack of therapeutic options. Containing the spread of these organisms is challenging, and in reality, the application of multiple control measures during an evolving outbreak makes it difficult to measure the relative impact of each measure. This article reviews the usefulness of various infection control measures in containing the spread of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	967-997
Number of pages	31
Journal	Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Volume	30
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idc.2016.08.001
State	Published - 1 Dec 2016

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ESKAPE Pathogens
Gram-negative
Infection control
MDROs
Nosocomial infections

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