title: National survey of infection preventionists: policies for discontinuation of contact precautions for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA. eseiguershenoy@partners.org
authors.forename: Erica S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Shenoy
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Farzad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Noubary
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Hooper
authors.forename: Rochelle P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Walensky
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003625:Data Collection; D016983:Enterococcus; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D016134:Organizational Policy; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance