The Limits of Serial Surveillance Cultures in Predicting Clearance of Colonization with Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Mar 17;:1-3
Authors: Lewis JD, Enfield KB, Mathers AJ, Giannetta ET, Sifri CD
Abstract
An accepted practice for patients colonized with multidrug-resistant organisms is to discontinue contact precautions following 3 consecutive negative surveillance cultures. Our experience with surveillance cultures to detect persistent carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) colonization suggests that extrapolation of this practice to CPE-colonized patients may not be appropriate. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2015;00(0): 1-3.
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