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Active Surveillance for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Using Stool Specimens Submitted for Testing for Clostridium difficile

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

David B. Banach ,
Jeannette Francois ,
Stephanie Blash ,
Gopi Patel ,
Stephen G. Jenkins ,
Vincent LaBombardi ,
Barry N. Kreiswirth ,
Arjun Srinivasan  and
David P. Calfee
David B. Banach
Affiliation:
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
Jeannette Francois
Affiliation:
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
Stephanie Blash
Affiliation:
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
Gopi Patel
Affiliation:
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
Stephen G. Jenkins
Affiliation:
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
Vincent LaBombardi
Affiliation:
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
Barry N. Kreiswirth
Affiliation:
Public Health Research Institute, International Center for Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey
Arjun Srinivasan
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
David P. Calfee*
Affiliation:
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
*
Weill Cornell Medical College, 525 East 68th Street, Box 265, New York, NY 10065 (dpc9003@med.cornell.edu)
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Abstract

Active surveillance to identify asymptomatic carriers of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) is a recommended strategy for CRE control in healthcare facilities. Active surveillance using stool specimens tested for Clostridium difficile is a relatively low-cost strategy to detect CRE carriers. Further evaluation of this and other risk factor-based active surveillance strategies is warranted.

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Concise Communication
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 35 , Issue 1 , January 2014 , pp. 82 - 84
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2014

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Footnotes

a.

Present affiliation: Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

b.

Present affiliation: New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, New York

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