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Facility- and patient-level factors associated with implementation of contact precautions in hospitalized VA patients with positive CRE cultures.
Wilson, Geneva M; Fitzpatrick, Margaret; Suda, Katie J; Poggensee, Linda; Jones, Makoto; Evans, Martin E; Evans, Charlesnika T.
Affiliation
  • Wilson GM; Center of Innovation for Complex Chronic Healthcare (CINCCH), Hines Jr. Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, IL, USA.
  • Fitzpatrick M; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research, Chicago, IL, USA.
  • Suda KJ; Center of Innovation for Complex Chronic Healthcare (CINCCH), Hines Jr. Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, IL, USA.
  • Poggensee L; Loyola Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA.
  • Jones M; Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Heath Care System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
  • Evans ME; Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
  • Evans CT; Center of Innovation for Complex Chronic Healthcare (CINCCH), Hines Jr. Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, IL, USA.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38721489
ABSTRACT
Decreasing the time to contact precautions (CP) is critical to carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) prevention. Identifying factors associated with delayed CP can decrease the spread from patients with CRE. In this study, a shorter length of stay was associated with being placed in CP within 3 days.

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol Year: 2024 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United kingdom

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol Year: 2024 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United kingdom