Journal
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
Volume 43, Issue 11, Pages 1249-1251Publisher
MOSBY-ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.06.016
Keywords
Drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ST219; Hand hygiene sink; Intensive care unit; Oral care; Outbreak; Tap water
Funding
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology [26460657, 25670768]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [25670768] Funding Source: KAKEN
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An outbreak of amikacin- and ciprofloxacin-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ST219 in Tokai University hospital's emergency intensive care unit was caused by its colonization in water systems and subsequent spread through oral care using tap water. The outbreak was successfully controlled after replacement of the water system and implementation as of daily cleaning of water taps and oral care with a dry method. It is important to strictly manage the water system in critical care areas. Copyright (C) 2015 by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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