Using VRE screening tests to predict vancomycin resistance in enterococcal bacteremia.
Guillaume Butler-LaporteMatthew Pellan ChengEmily G McDonaldTodd C LeePublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2020)
The results of a negative VRE screening test result performed within 30 days can help eliminate unnecessary empiric therapy in patients with suspected enterococcal BSI. Conversely, patients with positive VRE screening swabs require careful consideration of empiric VRE-directed therapy when enterococcal BSI appears likely.