Author:
YoonChang Sung Won,Peck Kyong Ran,Kim Og Son,Lee Jang Ho,Lee Nam Yong,Oh Won Sup,Song Jae-Hoon
Abstract
To determine the effectiveness of infection control strategies to reduce transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), a cohort study was performed in a university hospital. Contact precautions alone were not effective in reducing transmission of VRE. Strict isolation of affected patients in private rooms, in addition to use of contact precautions, showed a significantly improved reduction in the transmission of VRE.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),Epidemiology
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