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Taking off the gown: Impact of discontinuing contact precautions for extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)–producing organisms

Contact precautions are used to prevent the spread of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)–producing organisms in acute-care hospitals, but supporting data are lacking. We discontinued such precautions for ESBL Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp and found no increased prevalence of these organisms...

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Autores principales: Gottlieb, Lindsey B., Walits, Emily, Patel, Gopi, Schaefer, Sarah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9495408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36168477
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ash.2021.189