Control of nosocomial acquisition of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus through active surveillance of hemodialysis patients.
Hemodialysis-dependent patients are an important VRE source. After implementation of active surveillance for VRE targeting hemodialysis patients, the hospital-wide nosocomial VRE rate increased by 41%, but decreased by 41% among non-hemodialysis patients (P = .05). To assess the effectiveness of active surveillance, patients undergoing active surveillance should be analyzed separately from other patients.
Axon
R Neal
RN
Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
Engemann
John J
JJ
Butcher
James
J
Lockamy
Kathy
K
Kaye
Keith S
KS
D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance