Related Experiment Videos
Nosocomial transmission of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms
1Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland. harbarth@post.harvard.edu
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases
|April 20, 2002
Abstract:
The spread of nosocomially acquired, antibiotic-resistant microorganisms has grown dramatically over the past 20 years and has increasingly attracted the attention of academic inquiry. This article reviews recent epidemiological data about the trends and patterns of nosocomial transmission, presents clinical studies investigating mechanisms of cross-transmission, and discusses recent literature on preventive strategies aimed at reducing hand-carriage of antibiotic-resistant pathogens.