Cessation of Contact Precautions for Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL)-Producing Escherichia coli Seems to be Safe in a Nonepidemic Setting

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 Nov;38(11):1379-1381. doi: 10.1017/ice.2017.198. Epub 2017 Sep 20.

Authors

Gökhan Metan¹, Baki Can Metin², Zeynep Baştuğ³, İlknur Tekin³, Hanife Aytaç³, Burcu Çınar³, Hümeyra Zengin³, Serhat Ünal¹

Affiliations

¹ 1Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine,Ankara,Turkey.
² 3Department of Public Health,Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine,Ankara,Turkey.
³ 2Infection Control Committee,Hacettepe University Hospital,Ankara,Turkey.

PMID: 28927480
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.198

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Cross Infection / epidemiology*
Cross Infection / microbiology
Cross Infection / prevention & control*
Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology*
Escherichia coli Infections / prevention & control*
Humans
Infection Control / methods
Klebsiella Infections / epidemiology
Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification
Likelihood Functions
Tertiary Care Centers
Turkey / epidemiology
beta-Lactamases

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
beta-Lactamases