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BACKGROUND:Isolation precautions used against multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms are responsible for many emotional side effects. We evaluated patient's feeling after a hospitalization for an MDR infection. METHODS:We conducted a qualitative study that included 11 interviews from August 2017 to June 2018. We used phenomenology and verbatim transcription analysis was performed using NVivo software. Patients reported mainly negative feelings. Among them, 4 main themes were expressed: a desire to "be free from carriage," self-questioning regarding its nosocomial origin, the reduction of the therapeutic arsenal, and the expression of many fears especially relapse. RESULTS:For most of the participants (n = 6/11), the type of bacteria that colonized their digestive tract was precisely known including the MDR characteristics of the infection. Participants were convinced that the infection was strongly linked to the hospital and considered it as nosocomial that led to anxiety, especially regarding the origin of the infection and the absence of formal source of infection. CONCLUSIONS:MDR infections are negatively impacting patient's lived experience even after hospital discharge, partly owing to prior implementation of isolation precautions. We need to improve communication between specialists and general practitioners to reassure the patient and his surroundings regarding the anxiety resulting from such hospitalization.
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Am J Infect Controljournal_title
American journal of infection controlauthors
Hereng O,Dinh A,Salomon J,Davido Bdoi
10.1016/j.ajic.2019.03.018subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-09-01 00:00:00pages
1077-1082issue
9eissn
0196-6553issn
1527-3296pii
S0196-6553(19)30178-6journal_volume
47pub_type
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