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A Nosocomial Outbreak of Multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii Originating From an Intensive Care Unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Moi Lin Ling ,
Angela Ang ,
Molly Wee  and
Grace Chee Yang Wang
Moi Lin Ling*
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Angela Ang
Affiliation:
Infection Control Unit, Tan Took Seng Hospital, Singapore
Molly Wee
Affiliation:
Infection Control Unit, Tan Took Seng Hospital, Singapore
Grace Chee Yang Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
*
Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Rd, Singapore 169608
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Abstract

An outbreak of a multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii in February through September 1996 affected 103 patients in a regional hospital in Singapore. We describe the effectiveness of closure of the outbreak area and the importance of good teamwork in the management of the outbreak.

Type
Concise Communication
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , January 2001 , pp. 48 - 49
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2001

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