Open AccessAcinetobacter baumannii and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in long-term care facilities in eastern Taiwan
Author(s) -
Hsin-Chi Tsai,
Tzu-Yuan Huang,
JungSheng Chen,
Wen-Jen Chen,
Chong-Yen Lin,
Bing-Mu Hsu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
tzu-chi medical journal/cí-jì yīxué
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.343
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2223-8956
pISSN - 1016-3190
DOI - 10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_136_18
Subject(s) - medicine , acinetobacter baumannii , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , long term care , staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , typing , drug resistance , microbiology and biotechnology , pseudomonas aeruginosa , biology , nursing , bacteria , genetics
The prevention of infections is crucial in long-term care programs. Investigations of the occurrence and sources of pathogens in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are still lacking, especially in eastern Taiwan. In this study, we conducted a surveillance of two common pathogens, Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), in LTCFs in Hualien.