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Risk Factors for Development of Intestinal Colonization with Imipenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Intensive Care Unit Setting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Anthony D. Harris ,
J. Kristie Johnson ,
Kerri A. Thom ,
Daniel J. Morgan ,
Jessina C. McGregor ,
Adebola O. Ajao ,
Anita C. Moore ,
Angela C. Comer  and
Jon P. Furuno
Anthony D. Harris*
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, Maryland
J. Kristie Johnson
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Kerri A. Thom
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, Maryland
Daniel J. Morgan
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, Maryland
Jessina C. McGregor
Affiliation:
College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University/Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
Adebola O. Ajao
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Anita C. Moore
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Angela C. Comer
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Jon P. Furuno
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
*
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, 685 West Baltimore Street, Room 330, Baltimore, MD 21201 ([email protected])
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Risk factors for development of intestinal colonization by imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (IRPA) may differ between those who acquire the organism via patient-to-patient transmission versus by antibiotic selective pressure. The aim of this study was to quantify potential risk factors for the development of IRPA not due to patient-to-patient transmission.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 32 , Issue 7 , July 2011 , pp. 719 - 722
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2011

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