Wilson, Geneva M, Margaret Fitzpatrick, Katie J Suda, Linda Poggensee, Makoto Jones, Martin E Evans, and Charlesnika T Evans. 2024. “Facility- and Patient-Level Factors Associated With Implementation of Contact Precautions in Hospitalized VA Patients With Positive CRE Cultures.”. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology : ASHE 4 (1): e76.
Abstract
Decreasing the time to contact precautions (CP) is critical to carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) prevention. Identifying factors associated with delayed CP can decrease the spread from patients with CRE. In this study, a shorter length of stay was associated with being placed in CP within 3 days.