Screening at admission for carrier prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms in a pediatric unit

Am J Infect Control. 2014 Jan;42(1):88-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.07.008.

Authors

Mouna Tarchouna¹, Asma Ferjani², Semia Tilouche³, Manel Marzouk¹, Jihène Bouguila³, Lamia Boughamoura³, Jalel Boukadida¹

Affiliations

¹ Microbiology and Immunology Department, UR02SP13, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia.
² Microbiology and Immunology Department, UR02SP13, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Pediatric Department, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia.

PMID: 24388477
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.07.008

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Observational Study

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Bacteria / drug effects
Bacteria / isolation & purification*
Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
Bacterial Infections / epidemiology*
Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Carrier State / diagnosis*
Carrier State / epidemiology*
Carrier State / microbiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Diagnostic Tests, Routine / methods
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Mass Screening / methods
Prevalence
Prospective Studies