MSSA Outbreak detected with software combining microbial resistance pattern and location within hospital
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Methods A new module in the laboratory information system GLIMS by MIPS Belgium, combines isolate resistance data with patient location data derived from the hospital information system. Antimicrobial resistance patterns of new clinical isolates are compared with previous patterns, and identical resistance patterns are checked at ward level for simultaneous patient stay. If these conditions are met, a report with isolate, details of the two patients and both time and location of possible transfer is generated. Before sending the report to the infection control practitioner, common resistance patterns are filterd to improve the noise to signal ratio.
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