Intervention to reduce transmission of resistant bacteria in intensive care.

WC, Huskins; CM, Huckabee; NP, O'Grady; P, Murray; H, Kopetskie; L, Zimmer; ME, Walker; RL, Sinkowitz-Cochran; JA, Jernigan; M, Samore; D, Wallace; DA, Goldmann

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1000373

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Intervention to reduce transmission of resistant bacteria in intensive care.

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Authors:

Huskins WC

Huckabee CM

O'Grady NP

Abstract

Background Intensive care units (ICUs) are high-risk settings for the transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE).Methods In a cluster-randomized trial, we evaluated the effect of surveillance for MRSA and VRE colonization and of the...

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