A Chryseobacterium meningosepticum outbreak observed in 3 clusters involving both neonatal and non-neonatal pediatric patients
Ceyhan M, Yıldırım I, Tekelı A, Yurdakok M, Us E, Altun B, Kutluk T, Cengiz AB, Gurbuz V, Barın C, Bagdat A, Cetınkaya D, Gur D, Tuncel O. A Chryseobacterium meningosepticum outbreak observed in 3 clusters involving both neonatal and non-neonatal pediatric patients. American Journal Of Infection Control 2008, 36: 453-457. PMID: 18675153, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsChryseobacteriumCluster AnalysisCross InfectionDisease OutbreaksDNA FingerprintingDNA, BacterialEnvironmental MicrobiologyFemaleFlavobacteriaceae InfectionsGenotypeHandHealth PersonnelHospital UnitsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsRandom Amplified Polymorphic DNA TechniqueTurkeyConceptsNon-neonatal pediatric patientsHealth care workers' handsNeonatal intensive care unitTertiary health centerEnterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus sequence polymerase chain reactionIntensive care unitInfection control measuresMeningosepticum infectionOlder patientsPediatric patientsPremature infantsCare unitPediatric wardPolymerase chain reactionHand culturesHealth centersIndex patientsNosocomial infectionsAmbu bagPatientsEtiologic agentAntimicrobial treatmentPowdered infant formulaOutbreak investigationInfant formulaA prospective comparative study of the relationship between different types of ring and microbial hand colonization among pediatric intensive care unit nurses
Yildirim I, Ceyhan M, Cengiz AB, Bagdat A, Barin C, Kutluk T, Gur D. A prospective comparative study of the relationship between different types of ring and microbial hand colonization among pediatric intensive care unit nurses. International Journal Of Nursing Studies 2008, 45: 1572-1576. PMID: 18479684, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-PropanolClinical Nursing ResearchColony Count, MicrobialCross InfectionDisinfectionGram-Negative BacteriaGram-Positive BacteriaHandHand DisinfectionHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-PatientIntensive Care Units, PediatricJewelryNursing Staff, HospitalProspective StudiesStatistics, NonparametricConceptsAlcohol-based hand disinfectionHand disinfectionPediatric intensive care unit nursesIntensive care unit nursesAlcohol-based hand disinfectantsPotential nosocomial pathogensIntensive care settingIntensive care unitProspective comparative studyCare unit nursesBacterial colonizationDirect patient careAlcohol-based rubsColony countsHand colonizationTotal bacterial colonizationCare unitPediatric hospitalUnit nursesHand culturesCare settingsHand contaminationHand disinfectantsSterile glovesNosocomial pathogen