Taking off the gown: Impact of discontinuing contact precautions for extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)–producing organisms

Lindsey B. Gottlieb; Emily Walits; Gopi Patel; Sarah Schaefer

doi:10.1017/ash.2021.189

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (Jan 2021)

Taking off the gown: Impact of discontinuing contact precautions for extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)–producing organisms

Lindsey B. Gottlieb,
Emily Walits,
Gopi Patel,
Sarah Schaefer

Affiliations

Lindsey B. Gottlieb: ORCiD; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
Emily Walits: Department of Infection Prevention, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
Gopi Patel: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
Sarah Schaefer: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2021.189
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1

Abstract

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Contact precautions are used to prevent the spread of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)–producing organisms in acute-care hospitals, but supporting data are lacking. We discontinued such precautions for ESBL Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp and found no increased prevalence of these organisms with our change in practice.

Published in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology

ISSN: 2732-494X (Online)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewardship-and-healthcare-epidemiology

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