Abstract
In the midst of an outbreak, carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii was grown from samples of multiple environmental sites in an intensive care unit. A commercial oxidizing disinfectant (potassium peroxomonosulphate 50%, sodium alkyl benzene sulphonate 15%, and sulphamic acid 5%) was introduced throughout the intensive care unit, and its use coincided with cessation of the outbreak.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Acinetobacter Infections / epidemiology
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Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology
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Acinetobacter Infections / prevention & control*
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Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects*
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Australia / epidemiology
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Carbapenems / pharmacology
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Cross Infection / epidemiology
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Cross Infection / prevention & control
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Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control*
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Disinfectants / chemistry
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Disinfectants / pharmacology*
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Housekeeping, Hospital*
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Humans
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Infection Control / methods
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Intensive Care Units
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Peroxides / chemistry
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Peroxides / pharmacology*
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Sulfuric Acids / chemistry
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Sulfuric Acids / pharmacology*
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beta-Lactam Resistance*
Substances
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Carbapenems
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Disinfectants
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Peroxides
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Sulfuric Acids
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monoperoxysulfate
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potassium peroxymonosulfuric acid