title: Reinstatement of Reflex Testing of Stool Samples for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Resulted in Decreased Incidence of Hospital-Associated VRE.
authors.affiliation: 1Division of Infectious Diseases,Washington University in Saint Louis,Missouri.
authors.forename: Satish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Munigala
authors.affiliation: 2Department of Infection Prevention,Christian Hospital,Saint Louis,Missouri.
authors.forename: Kathleen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: McMullen
authors.affiliation: 3Infection Prevention Department,Barnes-Jewish Hospital,Saint Louis,Missouri.
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.affiliation: 4Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit,Boston University School of Medicine,Boston,Massachusetts.
authors.forename: S Reza
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Jafarzadeh
authors.affiliation: 5Clinical Microbiology Laboratory,Barnes-Jewish Hospital,Saint Louis,Missouri.
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoppe-Bauer
authors.affiliation: 6Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine,Department of Pathology and Immunology,Washington University in Saint Louis,Missouri.
authors.forename: Carey-Ann D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Burnham
authors.affiliation: 1Division of Infectious Diseases,Washington University in Saint Louis,Missouri.
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Warren
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008923:Missouri / Q000453:epidemiology; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance; D065507:Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci / Q000302:isolation & purification