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Alternative Title:
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Personal Author:
Bodily, Mandy; McMullen, Kathleen M.; Russo, Anthony J.; Kittur, Nupur D.; Hoppe-Bauer, Joan; ... More +
Bodily, Mandy; McMullen, Kathleen M.; Russo, Anthony J.; Kittur, Nupur D.; Hoppe-Bauer, Joan; Warren, David K.; Less -
Description:
Discontinuation of reflex testing of stool submitted for Clostridium difficile testing for vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) led to an increase in the number of patients with healthcare-associated VRE bacteremia and bacteriuria (0.21 vs 0.36 cases per 1,000 patient-days; P<.01). Cost-benefit analysis showed reflex screening and isolation of VRE reduced hospital costs.
Subject:
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Bacteremia
Bacteriological Techniques
Bacteriuria
Clostridium Difficile
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Cross Infection
Enterococci
Enterococcus
Feces
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Hospital Costs
Humans
Isolation
Length Of Stay
Microbiology
Prevalence
Vancomycin
Vancomycin Resistance

Source:
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 34(8):838-840;
Pubmed ID:
23838226
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4689131
Document Type:
Journal Article;
Funding:
U54 CK000162/CK/NCEZID CDC HHS/United States; 1U54CK000162/CK/NCEZID CDC HHS/United States;
U54 CK000162/CK/NCEZID CDC HHS/United States; 1U54CK000162/CK/NCEZID CDC HHS/United States; Less -
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CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:90b5b4723940eb0da1f5c4968e915827ecc2cc5ea2dbb63362d7e19c651ebb56
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