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Elsevier, American Journal of Infection Control, 2(40), p. 186-187
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.04.010
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Epidemiologic characteristics of resistant microorganisms present in reserves from an intensive care unit
Journal article published in 2011 by
Adriana Cristina de Oliveira,
Quésia Souza Damasceno,
Mário Piscoya,
Jacques Robert Nicoli 
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Abstract
In this study, significant contamination in the intensive care unit environment was observed (P < .004). Sampling of inanimate surfaces and equipment found vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis, ciprofloxacin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and S epidermidis, and multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii with similarities (60%-80%) to blood culture isolates.