Impact of discontinuation of contact precautions on central-line associated bloodstream infections in an academic children's hospital.
Journal: Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology
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Abstract
We investigated the impact of discontinuation of contact precautions for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus infected or colonized patients on central-line associated bloodstream infection rates at an academic children's hospital. Discontinuation of contact precautions with a bundled horizontal infection prevention platform resulted in no adverse impact on CLABSI rates.
Authors
Emily Godbout, Barry Rittmann, Michele Fleming, Heather Albert, Yvette Major, Huong Nguyen, Andrew Noda, Kaila Cooper, Michelle Doll, Michael Stevens, Gonzalo Bearman
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