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Alternative Title:
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2017.19
Personal Author:
Munigala, Satish ; McMullen, Kathleen M. ; Russo, Anthony J. ; Jafarzadeh, S. Reza ; Hoppe-Bauer, Joan ; ... More +
Munigala, Satish ; McMullen, Kathleen M. ; Russo, Anthony J. ; Jafarzadeh, S. Reza ; Hoppe-Bauer, Joan ; Burnham, Carey-Ann D. ; Warren, David K. Less -
Description:
Re-institution of reflex testing of stool submitted for | testing for vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) reduced the incidence of healthcare-associated VRE bacteremia and bacteriuria compared to when testing was not in place (1.9 versus 3.3 cases per 10,000 patient days when testing was not in use).
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Article Bacteremia Bacteriuria Clostridium Difficile Cross Infection Enterococci Feces Humans Incidence Microbiology Missouri Patient Isolation Tertiary Care Centers Urine Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Vancomycin Resistance
Source:
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 38(5):619-621
Pubmed ID:
28219459
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5412709
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
U54 CK000162/CK/NCEZID CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U54 CK000609/CK/NCEZID CDC HHSUnited States/
U54 CK000162/CK/NCEZID CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U54 CK000609/CK/NCEZID CDC HHSUnited States/ Less -
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CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:6c69cc1fbb7693c4b89bb95f1dcd92aaf6f2f618bcda04d43a4442cf4a3ee810
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/45450/cdc_45450_DS1.pdf
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