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Discontinuation of Reflex Testing of Stool Samples for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Resulted in Increased Prevalence

Published:2013-08 Issue:8 Volume:34 Page:838-840
ISSN:0899-823X
Container-title:Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
language:en
Short-container-title:Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.

Author:

Bodily Mandy,McMullen Kathleen M.,Russo Anthony J.,Kittur Nupur D.,Hoppe-Bauer Joan,Warren David K.

Abstract

Discontinuation of reflex testing of stool submitted forClostridium difficiletesting 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.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),Epidemiology

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