Efficacy of infection control strategies to reduce transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a tertiary care hospital in Korea: A 4-year follow-up study

Won Yoonchang Sung; Ran Peck Kyong; Son Kim Og; Ho Lee Jang; Yong Lee Nam; Sup Oh Won; Jae Hoon Song

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Efficacy of infection control strategies to reduce transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a tertiary care hospital in Korea: A 4-year follow-up study

Won Yoonchang Sung
, Ran Peck Kyong
, Son Kim Og
, Ho Lee Jang
, Yong Lee Nam
, Sup Oh Won
, Jae Hoon Song

Department of Internal Medicine

Sungkyunkwan University

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To determine the effectiveness of infection control strategies to reduce transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), a cohort study was performed in a university hospital. Contact precautions alone were not effective in reducing transmission of VRE. Strict isolation of affected patients in private rooms, in addition to use of contact precautions, showed a significantly improved reduction in the transmission of VRE.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	493-495
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	28
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/513024
State	Published - Apr 2007

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