Journal
ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AND INFECTION CONTROL
Volume 9, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13756-019-0670-8
Keywords
Infection control; Surveillance; Nosocomial; Antimicrobial resistance; Cross infection
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We evaluated a new hospital policy comprising active surveillance for highly resistant microorganisms (HRMO) in patients with prolonged hospitalization, including detection of nosocomial transmission after identification of HRMO carriers. Our findings raise the question of whether active surveillance should be extended from traditional risk groups to patients with prolonged hospitalization.
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