Contact precautions for multidrug-resistant organisms: Current recommendations and actual practice

Abstract

Background-Contact precautions are recommended for interactions with patients colonized/ infected with multidrug-resistant organisms; however, rates of contact precautions practice are unknown.

The Study of the Inhibition Effects of Satureja khuzestaniea Essence on the Gene Expression of bla-OXA-23 in Multidrug-Resistant Strains of Acinetobacter baumannii

“…Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative bacillus that is an aerobic, pleomorphic, non-motile, nonfermenting, and opportunistic pathogen (1). Infections from these bacteria, particularly in patients in intensive care units in hospitals, are very dangerous (2).…”

Antibacterial Activity and Mode of Action of <i>Mentha arvensis</i> Ethanol Extract against Multidrug-Resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>

“…This pathogenic microbe causes a range of infections including urinary tract infections, ventilator associated pneumonia, surgical-site infections, etc. Multidrug resistance has been recently reported in most A. baumannii infections [4,5]. As a result, A. baumannii has emerged as one of the most infection-causing and challenging microbial pathogen with limited treatment options, since only a few currently used antibiotics can have appreciable effects on it.…”

Antibacterial Effects of Origanum vulgare Essence Against Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolated From Selected Hospitals of Tehran, Iran

“…These infections include bacteremia, surgical-site infections, secondary meningitis, urinary tract infections, and ventilator associated pneumonia (1,2). These organisms have been implicated in a diverse range of infections such as respiratory tract, blood stream, skin and soft tissue.…”