Has anyone had patients that had an infection with this organism? Taking care of a resident now who has a UTI and the lab instructed us to place her on contact precautions.. Can't find anything to explain why we'd need to initiate precautions such as this... Any ideas? 0 Likes
Oh'Ello, BSN, RN Specializes in Heme Onc. Jul 25, 2014 E. aerogenes has a significant (and ever increasing) potential for rapid drug resistance.Did the Lab include a C&S? That might hold the key to what you're looking for. Edited Jul 25, 2014 by Oh'Ello 0 Likes
Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma. Has 41 years experience. Jul 25, 2014 This may help....[h=3]Molecular epidemiology of an outbreak of multidrug-resistant Enterobacter aerogenes infections and in vivo emergence of imipenem resistance.[/h] 0 Likes
