Patients exposed to vancomycin-resistant enterococci during in-hospital outbreaks in a low endemic setting: a proposal for risk-based screening.
Andrea C BüchlerSilvio RagozzinoMelanie WickiVioleta SpaniolSammy JägerHelena M B Seth-SmithDaniel GoldenbergerVladimira HinicAdrian EgliReno FreiAndreas F WidmerPublished in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2022)
Based on this stratification, we recommend to focus screening of exposed CoPat on the high-risk and "staff" group, saving resources and costs, but larger studies will allow to further improve the yield of VRE screening in the outbreak setting.