Small wards in the ICU: a favorable measure for controlling the transmission of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Xiaohui ChiXiaohua MengLuying XiongTao ChenYanzi ZhouJinru JiBeiwen ZhengYong-Hong Xiao

Published in: Intensive care medicine (2022)

The presence of a long-term hospitalized patient carrying CRKP and positioned in a separate, small ward did not lead to CRKP transmission or infection outbreaks in the ICU. Combining a small-ward ICU layout with normative HAI control measures for multidrug-resistant pathogen infection was effective in reducing CRKP transmission.

Keyphrases

multidrug resistant
klebsiella pneumoniae
intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
drug resistant
escherichia coli
acinetobacter baumannii
gram negative
case report
candida albicans
cystic fibrosis
acute respiratory distress syndrome
infectious diseases