Dilemmas in infection control in the intensive care unit

Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are at a particular risk for infection with multidrug resistant micro-organisms because they experience high severity of acute illness, present with predisposing underlying conditions, are exposed to a plethora of invasive procedures and are at the extremes of age, either neonatal or very old (Depuydt et al., 2006; Blot, 2008; Blot et al., 2014b; Verstraete et al., 2015; Afonso and Blot, 2017). Healthcare-associated infection and multidrug resistance are a major concern in ICUs as it is associated with considerable morbidity and possibly mortality (Blot et al., 2002, 2003; Verstraete et al., 2016).
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research