Efficacy of infection control strategies to reduce transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a tertiary care hospital in Korea: a 4-year follow-up study.
To determine the effectiveness of infection control strategies to reduce transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), a cohort study was performed in a university hospital. Contact precautions alone were not effective in reducing transmission of VRE. Strict isolation of affected patients in private rooms, in addition to use of contact precautions, showed a significantly improved reduction in the transmission of VRE.
Yoonchang
Sung Won
SW
Infection Control Office, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Peck
Kyong Ran
KR
Kim
Og Son
OS
Lee
Jang Ho
JH
Lee
Nam Yong
NY
Oh
Won Sup
WS
Song
Jae-Hoon
JH
D015331:Cohort Studies; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000187:drug effects*; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D010356:Patient Isolation; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance