| Literature DB >> 33305715 |
Marissa S Wirth1, Margaret A Fitzpatrick1,2, Katie J Suda3,4, Geneva M Wilson1, Swetha Ramanathan1, Martin E Evans5, Makoto M Jones6,7, Christopher D Pfeiffer8,9, Charlesnika T Evans1,10.
Abstract
This is an epidemiological study of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in Veterans' Affairs medical centers (VAMCs). In 2017, almost 75% of VAMCs had at least 1 CRE case. We observed substantial geographic variability, with more cases in urban, complex facilities. This supports the benefit of tailoring infection control strategies to facility characteristics.Entities:
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Year: 2020 PMID: 33305715 PMCID: PMC8628350 DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.1323
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ISSN: 0899-823X Impact factor: 6.520