title: Prospective Validation of Cessation of Contact Precautions for Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli(1).
abstract: After contact precautions were discontinued, we determined nosocomial transmission of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli by screening hospital patients who shared rooms with ESBL-producing E. coli-infected or -colonized patients. Transmission rates were 2.6% and 8.8% at an acute-care and a geriatric/rehabilitation hospital, respectively. Prolonged contact was associated with increased transmission.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tschudin-Sutter
authors.forename: Reno
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Frei
authors.forename: Friedbert
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schwahn
authors.forename: Milanka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomic
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Conzelmann
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stranden
authors.forename: Andreas F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Widmer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015897:Comorbidity; D003428:Cross Infection; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001618:beta-Lactamases
keywords: ESBL; ESBL-producing E. coli; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia coli; Switzerland; bacteria; contact precautions; extended-spectrum beta-lactamases; infection control measures; nosocomial spread; transmission