Efficacy of Empiric Contact Precautions for Patients from High Risk Facilities

• Main Authors: Kavitha Prabaker (Author), Dan Uslan (Author), Annabelle De St. Maurice (Author), Shaunte Walton (Author), Vanessa Lewis (Author), Anjali Bisht (Author), Sebora Turay (Author), Urvashi Parti (Author), Ricardo Ison (Author), Donna Wellbaum (Author), Yvonne Mugford (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Infection prevention surveillance revealed that patients admitted from two specific long term care facilities comprised the majority of multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO) and scabies cases at our institution. Current practices include performing active surveillance for Candida auris a...