Let’s doff: a gown conservation strategy for multidrug-resistant organism colonization during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
A COVID-19 pandemic gown conservation strategy for methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) asymptomatically colonized patients caused no significant difference in healthcare-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA) bacteremia, healthcare-associated VRE (HA-VRE) bacteremia, or healthcare-associated <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> infections (HA-CDI) versus prepandemic contact precautions (CP). Postpandemic HA-VRE and HA-CDI rates mirrored national trends.
Authors
- David K. Warren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8679-8241)
- Josephine Fox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5005-6801)
- Kess Rowe
- Jonas Marschall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0052-3210)
- Carole Leone
- Lydia Grimes
- Kenneth Whalen
Institutions
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital (US)
- St. Louis Children's Hospital (US)
- BJC HealthCare (US)
- University of Arizona (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2025.10069
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40
Funders
- Pfizer
- University of Nebraska Medical Center
- National Institutes of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention