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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedRosenman MB, Szucs KA, Finnell SM
Nascent regional system for alerting infection preventionists about patients with multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria: implementation and initial results.
The authors sought to build and to begin evaluating a regional automated system to notify infection preventionists (IPs) when a patient with a history of gram-negative rod multidrug-resistant organism (GNRMDRO) is admitted to an emergency department (ED) or inpatient setting. They found it feasible to create a regional microbiology-based alert system and observed substantial crossover between institutions. They concluded that this system, if it contributes to timely isolation, may help reduce the spread of GNRMDROs.
AHRQ-funded; HS020014.
Citation: Rosenman MB, Szucs KA, Finnell SM .
Nascent regional system for alerting infection preventionists about patients with multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria: implementation and initial results.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014 Oct;35 Suppl 3:S40-7. doi: 10.1086/677833.
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Keywords: Emergency Department, Infectious Diseases, Inpatient Care, Patient Safety, Prevention