Association of bacterial colonization at the time of presentation to a combat support hospital in a combat zone with subsequent 30-day colonization or infection. Export

@article{citeulike:5983103, abstract = {U.S. casualties have developed multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections. A surveillance project to evaluate U.S. military patients for the presence of MDR pathogens from wounding through the first 30 days of care in the military healthcare system (MHS) was performed. U.S. military patients admitted to a single combat support hospital in Iraq during June-July of 2007 had screening swabs obtained for the detection of MDR bacteria and a subsequent retrospective electronic medical records review for presence of colonization or infection in the subsequent 30 days. Screening of 74 U.S. military patients in Iraq found one colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Fifty-six patients of these were screened for Acinetobacter in Germany and one found colonized. Of patients evacuated to the U.S., 9 developed infections. Carefully obtained screening cultures immediately after injury combined with look-back monitoring supports the role of nosocomial transmission. Consistent infection control strategies are needed for the entire MHS.}, author = {Kaspar, Robert L. and Griffith, Matthew E. and Mann, Paul B. and Lehman, Devon J. and Conger, Nicholas G. and Hospenthal, Duane R. and Murray, Clinton K.}, citeulike-article-id = {5983103}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19780364}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=19780364}, issn = {0026-4075}, journal = {Military medicine}, keywords = {acinetobacter, military}, month = {September}, number = {9}, pages = {899--903}, posted-at = {2009-10-21 21:56:47}, priority = {2}, title = {Association of bacterial colonization at the time of presentation to a combat support hospital in a combat zone with subsequent 30-day colonization or infection.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19780364}, volume = {174}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5983103 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5983103 N2 - U.S. casualties have developed multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections. A surveillance project to evaluate U.S. military patients for the presence of MDR pathogens from wounding through the first 30 days of care in the military healthcare system (MHS) was performed. U.S. military patients admitted to a single combat support hospital in Iraq during June-July of 2007 had screening swabs obtained for the detection of MDR bacteria and a subsequent retrospective electronic medical records review for presence of colonization or infection in the subsequent 30 days. Screening of 74 U.S. military patients in Iraq found one colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Fifty-six patients of these were screened for Acinetobacter in Germany and one found colonized. Of patients evacuated to the U.S., 9 developed infections. Carefully obtained screening cultures immediately after injury combined with look-back monitoring supports the role of nosocomial transmission. Consistent infection control strategies are needed for the entire MHS. IS - 9 JF - Military medicine SN - 0026-4075 EP - 903 TI - Association of bacterial colonization at the time of presentation to a combat support hospital in a combat zone with subsequent 30-day colonization or infection. VL - 174 SP - 899 KW - acinetobacter KW - military AU - Kaspar, Robert AU - Griffith, Matthew AU - Mann, Paul AU - Lehman, Devon AU - Conger, Nicholas AU - Hospenthal, Duane AU - Murray, Clinton PY - 2009/09// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19780364 ER -