The Impact of Discontinuing Contact Precautions for VRE and MRSA on Device-Associated Infections

Abstract

The impact of discontinuing contact precautions for patients with MRSA and VRE colonization/infection on device-associated hospital-acquired infection rates at an academic medical center was investigated in this before-and-after study. In the setting of a strong horizontal infection prevention platform, discontinuation of contact precautions had no impact on device-associated hospital-acquired infection rates. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2015;36(8):978-980