Multidrug-resistant bacteria infection control: study of compliance with isolation precautions in a Paris university hospital

G M Vidal-Trecan; N Delamare; S Tcherny-Lessenot; J Lamory; F Baudin; M de Prittwitz; D Salmon-Ceron

doi:10.1086/501873

Multidrug-resistant bacteria infection control: study of compliance with isolation precautions in a Paris university hospital

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2001 Feb;22(2):109-11. doi: 10.1086/501873.

Authors

G M Vidal-Trecan¹, N Delamare, S Tcherny-Lessenot, J Lamory, F Baudin, M de Prittwitz, D Salmon-Ceron

Affiliation

¹ Département de Santé Publique, Comité Local de Lutte contre les Infections Nosocomiales, CHU Cochin-Port Royal, AP-HP, Université René Descartes, Paris, France.

PMID: 11232871
DOI: 10.1086/501873

Abstract

Isolation practices in a university hospital were analyzed for 137 patients with multidrug-resistant bacteria. Isolation was ordered in writing by physicians for 40% and instituted by nurses for 60%; 74% were isolated. Compliance depended on physician ordering in writing (odds ratio, 36.3; 95% confidence interval, 4.8-274.9). Nurses complied best with hand washing.

MeSH terms

Cross Infection / prevention & control*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Drug Resistance, Microbial*
Guideline Adherence / statistics & numerical data*
Hospitals, University
Humans
Infection Control / standards*
Paris
Patient Isolation / standards*
Patient Isolation / statistics & numerical data
Personnel, Hospital / statistics & numerical data
Universal Precautions / statistics & numerical data*