Reinstatement of reflex testing of stool samples for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) resulted in decreased incidence of hospital-associated VRE

Authors

Satish Munigala, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Kathleen M. McMullen, Christian Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri
Anthony J. Russo, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
S. Reza Jafarzadeh, Boston University School of Medicine
Joan Hoppe-Bauer, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Carey-Ann D. Burnham, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
David K. Warren, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Journal

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Publication Date

2017

Volume

38

Issue

5

Inclusive Pages

619-621

Document Type

Open Access Publication

DOI

10.1017/ice.2017.19

Rights and Permissions

Munigala, S., McMullen, K., Russo, A., Jafarzadeh, S., Hoppe-Bauer, J., Burnham, C., & Warren, D. (2017). Reinstatement of Reflex Testing of Stool Samples for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Resulted in Decreased Incidence of Hospital-Associated VRE. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 38(5), 619-621. doi:10.1017/ice.2017.19. © 2017 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. http://journals.cambridge.org

Recommended Citation

Munigala, Satish; McMullen, Kathleen M.; Russo, Anthony J.; Jafarzadeh, S. Reza; Hoppe-Bauer, Joan; Burnham, Carey-Ann D.; and Warren, David K., "Reinstatement of reflex testing of stool samples for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) resulted in decreased incidence of hospital-associated VRE." Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 38, 5. 619-621. (2017).
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