Patients exposed to vancomycin-resistant enterococci during in-hospital outbreaks in a low endemic setting: a proposal for risk-based screening

Patients exposed to vancomycin-resistant enterococci during in-hospital outbreaks in a low endemic setting: a proposal for risk-based screening

Abstract Background The optimal extent of screening of contact patients (CoPat) after exposure to patients infected or colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) remains controversial. Methods We retrospectively developed a new risk stratification for screening patients exposed to VRE, ba...

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Main Authors: Andrea C. Büchler, Silvio Ragozzino, Melanie Wicki, Violeta Spaniol, Sammy Jäger, Helena M. B. Seth-Smith, Daniel Goldenberger, Vladimira Hinic, Adrian Egli, Reno Frei, Andreas F. Widmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci
Screening
Outbreak
Contact investigations
Infection control
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-022-01089-9

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