Should Contact Precautions be Standard? A Community Hospital's Revised Criterion for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus Isolation

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. e188
Author(s):  
Maureen Hodson ◽  
T. Rivard Linda ◽  
David M. Bebinger
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Contact Precautions ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant

scholarly journals Resource Burden Associated with Contact Precautions for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus: The Patient Access Managers' Perspective

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 849-852 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica S. Shenoy ◽  
Rochelle P. Walensky ◽  
Hang Lee ◽  
Benjamin Orcutt ◽  
David C. Hooper
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus ◽  
Patient Access ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Contact Precautions ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
History Of ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant ◽  
The Impact

We surveyed patient access managers on the impact of contact precautions (CP) for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) on time to bed assignment, and we investigated the factors influencing infection control policies allowing for discontinuation of CP. The majority of respondents reported an increase in time to bed assignment for patients with a history of MRSA and/or VRE infection or colonization.

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