The Importance of Contact Precautions for Endemic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci

JAMA. 2018 Mar 6;319(9):863-864. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.21122.

Authors

Michael A Rubin^{1

2}, Matthew H Samore^{1

2}, Anthony D Harris^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Salt Lake Informatics, Decision-Enhancement, and Analytic Sciences (IDEAS 2.0) Center, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, Utah.
² Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City.
³ VA Maryland Healthcare System, Baltimore.
⁴ Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.

PMID: 29435582
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.21122

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Disease Transmission, Infectious / prevention & control*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / prevention & control*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / transmission
Humans
Infection Control / methods*
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus*
Protective Clothing*
Staphylococcal Infections / prevention & control*
Staphylococcal Infections / transmission
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci*

Grants and funding

U54 CK000456/CK/NCEZID CDC HHS/United States