Effectiveness of bacteria-controlled nursing units in preventing cross-colonization with resistant bacteria in severely burned children

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2002 Sep;23(9):549-51. doi: 10.1086/502106.

Abstract

Bacteria-controlled nursing units (BCNUs) are laminar air-flow patient isolation units. The rate of cross-colonization with resistant organisms in 66 critically ill pediatric burn patients with massive open wounds and ventilators housed in BCNUs during 5 years was examined and found to be extremely low (3.2 cases per 1,000 patient-days).

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
  • Bacterial Infections / etiology*
  • Bacterial Infections / prevention & control*
  • Boston / epidemiology
  • Burn Units
  • Burns / complications*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection / etiology*
  • Cross Infection / prevention & control*
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
  • Environment, Controlled*
  • Female
  • Hospitals, Special
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infection Control / methods
  • Male
  • Patient Isolators / standards*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Wound Infection / epidemiology
  • Wound Infection / etiology*
  • Wound Infection / prevention & control*