Intervention to reduce carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a neonatal intensive care unit.

Anucha ApisarnthanarakPia S PannarajWaricha JanjindamaiSupaporn DissaneevateGunlawadee ManeenilAnucha Apisarnthanarak

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2021)

Interventions featuring environmental cleaning and use of HMEs led to a sustainable reduction of CRAB colonization coupled with a reduction in broad-spectrum antimicrobial use in the NICU.

Keyphrases

acinetobacter baumannii
multidrug resistant
drug resistant
preterm infants
pseudomonas aeruginosa
randomized controlled trial
staphylococcus aureus
physical activity
human health
risk assessment
climate change