Open AccessHealthcare microenvironments define multidrug-resistant organism persistence
Author(s) -
Brendan J Kelly,
Selamawit Bekele,
Sean Loughrey,
Elizabeth Huang,
Pam Tolomeo,
Michael Z. David,
Ebbing Lautenbach,
Jennifer Han,
Matthew J Ziegler,
Cdc Prevention Epicenters Program
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection control and hospital epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.243
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1559-6834
pISSN - 0899-823X
DOI - 10.1017/ice.2021.323
Subject(s) - bioburden , medicine , acinetobacter , persistence (discontinuity) , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , geotechnical engineering , engineering
Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) colonizing the healthcare environment have been shown to contribute to risk for healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), with adverse effects on patient morbidity and mortality. We sought to determine how bacterial contamination and persistent MDRO colonization of the healthcare environment are related to the position of patients and wastewater sites.