ArticleAntimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE2026
Impact of stopping contact precautions on
Article in Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- Investigating pathways of vancomycin-resistantmedRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
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Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the impact of discontinuing contact precautions for vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) on strain and plasmid transmission using long-read whole-genome sequencing (WGS). Study design: Before-after trial of adults with Setting: Quaternary referral and transplant academic medical center. Patients: Hospitalized adults (≥18 yr) with Methods: Classical epidemiology identified potential transmissions via shared unit exposure within a 14-day window. Blood culture isolates underwent long-read WGS to assess strain and Findings: Among 288 isolates from 202 patients, there was no significant difference in possible epidemiologic transmissions pre-versus postdiscontinuation (9.5% vs 8.1%; Conclusion: Discontinuation of contact precautions for VRE was not associated with increased transmission of enterococci or
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