Screening and Cohorting of CRE Patients: The Strategic Role of Bed Management in a Monocentric Pre–Post Observational Study
A Bed Management-coordinated CRE screening pathway was associated with improved cohort isolation practices and an observed, non-significant reduction in TTA. These findings suggest that integrating infection prevention workflows with centralized bed allocation may be feasible without adversely affecting admission timeliness. Further studies with larger samples and longer observation periods are warranted.
Authors
- Daniela Loconsole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2057-9745)
- Francesco Di Gennaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3453-5647)
- Salvatore Altavilla
- Nicoletta Di Pietro
Institutions
- Azienda Universitaria Ospedaliera Consorziale - Policlinico Bari (IT)
- University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antibiotics
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics15030290
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00