1837. Considerations for a Targeted Approach to Contact Precautions for Patients with MRSA in Hospitals: A Multicenter Cohort Study to Identify High-Risk Patient Characteristics and Healthcare Personnel Interactions

BACKGROUND: Healthcare personnel’s (HCP) gloves and gowns are frequently contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the intensive care unit (ICU). Guidelines recommend contact precautions for patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); however, this approach remains con...

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Autores principales: O’Hara, Lyndsay M, Calfee, David P, Miller, Loren G, Harris, Lisa, Magder, Laurence S, Kristie Johnson, J, Morgan, Daniel, Harris, Anthony
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809025/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz359.099

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809025/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz359.099

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