Global variances in infection control practices for vancomycin resistantEnterococcus- results of an electronic survey.
An electronic survey was disseminated amongst infection control practitioners to investigate the variation in practices toward vancomycin resistant enterococci. There were 235 analysable responses, mostly from doctors, in 48 countries. The survey considered active surveillance, in-hospital precautions and tagging and untagging processes. There was a great variation in responses between and within countries highlighting a gap in guidance for practitioners on which to base institutional policy.
Division of Infectious Diseases, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
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Isenman
Division of Infectious Diseases, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
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Michaels
Division of Infectious Diseases, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore ; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
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Fisher
Infection control; International guidelines; VRE