Chapter-12 Screening for Multidrug-resistant Organisms
BOOK TITLE: Essentials of Hospital Infection Control
Author
1. Sastry Apurba S
2. R Deepashree
ISBN
9789352706907
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18182_13
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2019
Pages
11
Author Affiliations
1.
Hospital Infection Control and Prevention Unit (HICP); ,
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India,
Hospital Infection Control and Prevention Unit (HICP); Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India
2.
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India
Chapter keywords
Multidrug-resistant organism,
healthcare facility,
HCF,
transmission,
infection control,
organism-specific approach,
active surveillance,
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci,
VRE,
Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae,
CRE