VIM-2 positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa Healthcare-related/Gezondheidszorg gerelateerd Multi-drug resistant/multiresistent Risk factors/Risicofactoren
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • VIM-2 positive culture after 48 hours after admittance in the Erasmus University Medidcal Center.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Children, because they are admitted at the Sophia Children’s Hospital and are separated from the Erasmus MC facilities. To our knowledge, there is no evidential cross-over potential of VIM-2 positive P. aeruginosa to the adult-care facilities. • The outbreak resulting from Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). This outbreak has a known cause and is therefore reported and investigated separately (21). • Patients only admitted at the Erasmus MC Cancer Institute . These patients are cared for in a separate building of the Erasmus MC and are therefore not be included in this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| VIM-2 positive culture of P. auruginosa (infection or colonization) Absence of VIM-2 positive P. auruginosa (infection or colonization)/culture of P. auruginosa (infection or colonization) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not appliacble | — |
Contacts
Erasmus Medisch Centrum Rotterdam - Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious diseases