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Differences in Hospital-Associated Multidrug-Resistant Organisms and Clostridium difficile Rates Using 2-Day versus 3-Day Definitions.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Nov;35(11):1417-1420
Authors: Gombosev A, Fouad SE, Cui E, Cao C, Terpstra L, Avery TR, Kim D, Meyers H, Cheung M, Huang SS
Abstract
We surveyed infection prevention programs in 16 hospitals for hospital-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococci, extended-spectrum β-lactamase, and multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter acquisition, as well as hospital-associated MRSA bacteremia and Clostridium difficile infection based on defining events as occurring >2 days versus >3 days after admission. The former resulted in significantly higher median rates, ranging from 6.76% to 45.07% higher.
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