Discontinuing Contact Precautions for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) Is Associated With Rising VRE Bloodstream Infection Rates in Ontario Hospitals, 2009–2018: A Quasi-experimental Study | Zendy

Jennie Johnstone | Zendy; Emily Shing | Zendy; Arezou Saedi | Zendy; Kwaku Adomako | Zendy; Ye Li | Zendy; Kevin A. Brown | Zendy; Gary Garber | Zendy

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Discontinuing Contact Precautions for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) Is Associated With Rising VRE Bloodstream Infection Rates in Ontario Hospitals, 2009–2018: A Quasi-experimental Study

Author(s) -

Jennie Johnstone,

Emily Shing,

Arezou Saedi,

Kwaku Adomako,

Ye Li,

Kevin A. Brown,

Gary Garber

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciaa009

Subject(s) - medicine , vancomycin resistant enterococcus , enterococcus , vancomycin resistant enterococci , infection control , bloodstream infection , emergency medicine , vancomycin , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , biology , genetics

In Ontario, Canada, since 2012, some hospitals discontinued contact precautions for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE). Between 2009 and 2018, there was an associated rise in VRE bloodstream infections in hospitals where contact precautions were discontinued but not in hospitals that maintained contact precautions. These data suggest contact precautions are important for hospital VRE control programs.

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