Undetected vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus stool colonization in a Veterans Affairs Hospital using a Clostridium difficile-focused surveillance strategy.
We examined the point prevalence of undetected vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) stool colonization in an institution that screens stool samples submitted for Clostridium difficile testing. Of 112 patients not known to be colonized, 10 (9%) had rectal VRE colonization. A prospective algorithm was effective for identification of colonized patients.
University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Amy J
AJ
Ray
Claudia K
CK
Hoyen
Sarbani M
SM
Das
Elizabeth C
EC
Eckstein
Curtis J
CJ
Donskey
D000465:Algorithms; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016983:Enterococcus; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000517:prevention & control; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D009820:Ohio / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity