Efficacy of Infection Control Strategies to Reduce Transmission of Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococci in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Korea: A 4‐Year Follow‐Up Study

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...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2007-04, Vol.28 (4), p.493-495
Main Authors: YoonChang, Sung Won, Peck, Kyong Ran, Kim, Og Son, Lee, Jang Ho, Lee, Nam Yong, Oh, Won Sup, Song, Jae‐Hoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibacterial agents
Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents
Biological and medical sciences
Cohort Studies
Concise Communication
Disease transmission
Disinfection
Enterococcus faecalis - drug effects
Enterococcus faecium - drug effects
Environmental policy
Environmental surveillance
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - drug therapy
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - prevention & control
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - transmission
Hospitalization
Hospitals, University
Humans
Infection control
Infection Control - methods
Infections
Korea
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Nursing
Patient Isolation
Patient surveillance
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Phenotypes
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Surveillance equipment
Vancomycin Resistance
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1086/513024