AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 259-263 , May 2010

Management of a multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak in an intensive care unit using novel environmental disinfection: A 38-month report

  • Carlo La Forgia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Evanston, IL
    • Department of Medicine, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL
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  • John Franke, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Services, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL
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  • Donna M. Hacek, MT (ASCP)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Division of Microbiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL
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  • Richard B. Thomson Jr., PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Division of Microbiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL
    • Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Chicago, Evanston, IL
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  • Ari Robicsek, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Evanston, IL
    • Division of Infectious Diseases, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL
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  • Lance R. Peterson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Evanston, IL
    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Division of Microbiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL
    • Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Chicago, Evanston, IL
    • Division of Infectious Diseases, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Lance R. Peterson, MD, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60201.

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 This project was supported by NorthShore University HealthSystem.

 Conflicts of interest: None to report.

PII: S0196-6553(09)00836-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.07.012

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 259-263 , May 2010

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