Hospital's aggressive screening efforts save money in long run.
A Toronto hospital is winning the battle against VRE and MRSA, two potentially dangerous hospital bacteria, with an infection control program that involves aggressive screening of every patient who walks in the door. Learn how their bold efforts can be employed at your organization before these infections spread out of control. Plus, here's the hospital's official screening protocol.
D000289:Admitting Department, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D008712:Methicillin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009864:Ontario; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use