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A survey of infection control strategies for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Department of Veterans' Affairs facilities.

Swetha RamanathanKatie J SudaMargaret A FitzpatrickMarylou GuihanCassie Cunningham GoedkenNasia SafdarMartin EvansMakoto JonesChristopher D PfeifferEli N PerencevichMichael RubinCharlesnika T Evansnull null
Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2020)
A survey of Veterans' Affairs Medical Centers on control of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and carbapenem-producing CRE (CP-CRE) demonstrated that most facilities use VA guidelines but few screen for CRE/CP-CRE colonization regularly or regularly communicate CRE/CP-CRE status at patient transfer. Most respondents were knowledgeable about CRE guidelines but cited lack of adequate resources.
Keyphrases
  • klebsiella pneumoniae
  • pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • healthcare
  • clinical practice
  • high throughput
  • escherichia coli
  • acinetobacter baumannii
  • case report
  • drug resistant
  • cystic fibrosis
  • urinary tract infection
  • gram negative