Discontinuation of reflex testing of stool samples for vancomycin-resistant enterococci resulted in increased prevalence

Mandy Bodily; Kathleen M. McMullen; Anthony J. Russo; Nupur D. Kittur; Joan Hoppe-Bauer; David K. Warren

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Discontinuation of reflex testing of stool samples for vancomycin-resistant enterococci resulted in increased prevalence

Mandy Bodily, Kathleen M. McMullen, Anthony J. Russo, Nupur D. Kittur, Joan Hoppe-Bauer, David K. Warren

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Discontinuation of reflex testing of stool submitted for Clostridium difficile testing for vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) led to an increase in the number of patients with healthcare-associated VRE bacteremia and bacteriuria (0.21 vs 0.36 cases per 1,000 patientdays (P <.01). Cost-benefit analysis showed reflex screening and isolation of VRE reduced hospital costs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	838-840
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	34
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/671276
State	Published - 2013

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