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How long-term acute care hospitals can play an important role in controlling carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a region: a simulation modeling study.
Researchers investigated how implementing control measures in long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) can impact carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) spread regionwide. They used their own Chicago metropolitan region agent-based model to simulate CRE spread and control. They found that a prevention bundle in only LTACHs decreased prevalence and averted new carriers, infections, and deaths over 3 years compared with no CRE control measures. When LTACHs and intensive care units intervened, prevalence decreased further. They concluded that LTACHs may be more important than other acute care settings for controlling CRE, and regional efforts to control drug-resistant organisms should start with LTACHs as a centerpiece.
AHRQ-funded; HS023317.
Citation: Lee BY, Bartsch SM, Lin MY .
How long-term acute care hospitals can play an important role in controlling carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a region: a simulation modeling study.
Am J Epidemiol 2021 Feb 1;190(3):448-58. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwaa247..
Keywords: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Infectious Diseases, Prevention, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Implementation