TY  - JOUR
T1  - INcidence and prevalence of multidrug-resistant acinetobacter using targeted active surveillance cultures
AU  - Maragakis LL, Tucker MG, Miller RG, Carroll KC, Perl TM
Y1  - 2008/06/04
N1  - 10.1001/jama.299.21.2513
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 2513
EP  - 2514
VL  - 299
IS  - 21
N2  - 
To the Editor:  Recent legislation mandates active surveillance cultures to detect multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms in hospitalized patients.1 The active surveillance strategy has not been widely applied to MDR Acinetobacter, one of the most difficult gram-negative pathogens to control and treat.2 Universal active surveillance is resource-intensive and may divert resources from other infection control interventions.3 We conducted a prospective cohort study using universal active surveillance cultures to determine the prevalence and incidence of transmission of MDR Acinetobacter and to estimate the effects of targeting active surveillance to patients with recent exposure to a long-term care facility.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2513
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.299.21.2513
ER  -