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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 34(8): 838-40, 2013 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23838226
ABSTRACT
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 patient-days; P<.01). Cost-benefit analysis showed reflex screening and isolation of VRE reduced hospital costs.