Multidrug-resistant organisms in paediatric palliative care patients - Prevalence, risk factors and the impact of a liberal hygiene concept.

Pia SchmidtCarola HasanMaximilian D MauritzArne SimonKathrin SteningAlmut Hartenstein-PinterBoris ZernikowJulia Wager

Published in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2022)

Results demonstrate that patients with at least one risk factor have to be cared for by barrier nursing until MDRO screening results are negative. Following these guidelines prevents nosocomial MDRO transmission.

Keyphrases

risk factors
palliative care
multidrug resistant
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
acinetobacter baumannii
gram negative
healthcare
emergency department
intensive care unit
mental health
prognostic factors
clinical practice
escherichia coli
pseudomonas aeruginosa
patient reported
oral health