Active surveillance for highly resistant microorganisms in patients with prolonged hospitalization

Abstract

Abstract We evaluated a new hospital policy comprising active surveillance for highly resistant microorganisms (HRMO) in patients with prolonged hospitalization, including detection of nosocomial transmission after identification of HRMO carriers. Our findings raise the question of whether active surveillance should be extended from traditional risk groups to patients with prolonged hospitalization.

Keywords

• Infection control
• Surveillance
• Nosocomial
• Antimicrobial resistance
• Cross infection