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Vital Signs: Estimated Effects of a Coordinated Approach for Action to Reduce Antibiotic‐Resistant Infections in Health Care Facilities — United States
Author(s) -
Rachel B. Slayton,
Damon Toth,
Bruce Y. Lee,
Windy Tanner,
Sarah M. Bartsch,
Karim Khader,
Kim F. Wong,
Kevin Brown,
James A. McKinnell,
William R. Ray,
Loren G. Miller,
Michael Rubin,
Diane S. Kim,
Fred Adler,
Chenghua Cao,
Lacey Avery,
N. T. B. Stone,
Alexander J. Kallen,
Matthew H. Samore,
Susan S. Huang,
Scott Fridkin,
John A. Jernigan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.13555
Subject(s) - medicine , antimicrobial stewardship , transmission (telecommunications) , infection control , antibiotic resistance , psychological intervention , clostridium difficile , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , intensive care medicine , health care , carbapenem resistant enterobacteriaceae , pseudomonas aeruginosa , environmental health , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , nursing , enterobacteriaceae , bacteria , economic growth , chemistry , engineering , genetics , biology , biochemistry , escherichia coli , electrical engineering , economics , gene
Coordinated and immediate nationwide infection control and antibiotic stewardship interventions could avert over 600 000 hospital‐acquired infections with multidrug‐resistant pathogens and Clostridium difficile over five years, an important initiative for transplant candidates and recipients at special risk for infection with these pathogens. See a related article from Donnelly et al on page 2970 .