Quantification of time delay between screening and subsequent initiation of contact isolation for carriers of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales: A post hoc subgroup analysis of the R-GNOSIS WP5 Trial.
Friederike MaechlerFrank SchwabSonja HansenMichael BehnkeMarc J M BontenRafael CantónCristina Diaz AgeroCarolina FankhauserStephan HarbarthBenedikt D HuttnerAxel KolaPetra Gastmeiernull nullPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2023)
Even with extensive surveillance screening, almost one-third of all ESBL-E days were nonisolation days. Limitations in routine culture-based ESBL-E detection impeded timely and exhaustive implementation of targeted contact isolation.