TY - JOUR
T1 - A survey of infection control strategies for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Department of Veterans' Affairs facilities
AU - Ramanathan, Swetha
AU - Suda, Katie J.
AU - Fitzpatrick, Margaret A.
AU - Guihan, Marylou
AU - Goedken, Cassie Cunningham
AU - Safdar, Nasia
AU - Evans, Martin
AU - Jones, Makoto
AU - Pfeiffer, Christopher D.
AU - Perencevich, Eli N.
AU - Rubin, Michael
AU - Evans, Charlesnika T.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - A survey of Veterans' Affairs Medical Centers on control of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and carbapenem-producing CRE (CP-CRE) demonstrated that most facilities use VA guidelines but few screen for CRE/CP-CRE colonization regularly or regularly communicate CRE/CP-CRE status at patient transfer. Most respondents were knowledgeable about CRE guidelines but cited lack of adequate resources.
AB - A survey of Veterans' Affairs Medical Centers on control of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and carbapenem-producing CRE (CP-CRE) demonstrated that most facilities use VA guidelines but few screen for CRE/CP-CRE colonization regularly or regularly communicate CRE/CP-CRE status at patient transfer. Most respondents were knowledgeable about CRE guidelines but cited lack of adequate resources.
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U2 - 10.1017/ice.2020.328
DO - 10.1017/ice.2020.328
M3 - Article
C2 - 32959749
AN - SCOPUS:85091747176
JO - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
JF - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
SN - 0899-823X
ER -