Efficacy of infection control strategies to reduce transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a tertiary care hospital in Korea: a 4-year follow-up study

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Apr;28(4):493-5. doi: 10.1086/513024. Epub 2007 Feb 26.

Abstract

To determine the effectiveness of infection control strategies to reduce transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), a cohort study was performed in a university hospital. Contact precautions alone were not effective in reducing transmission of VRE. Strict isolation of affected patients in private rooms, in addition to use of contact precautions, showed a significantly improved reduction in the transmission of VRE.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Cohort Studies
  • Enterococcus faecalis / drug effects*
  • Enterococcus faecium / drug effects*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / prevention & control*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / transmission
  • Hospitals, University*
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / methods*
  • Korea
  • Male
  • Patient Isolation
  • Vancomycin Resistance*