High adherence to national IPC guidelines as key to sustainable VRE control in Swiss hospitals: a cross-sectional survey.

Publikation

High adherence to national IPC guidelines as key to sustainable VRE control in Swiss hospitals: a cross-sectional survey.

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 28.01.2022

Vuichard-Gysin Danielle, Sommerstein Rami, Kronenberg Andreas, Buetti Niccolo, Eder Marcus, Piezzi Vanja, Gardiol Céline, Schlegel Matthias, Harbarth Stephan, Widmer Andreas

Zitation

Vuichard-Gysin D, Sommerstein R, Kronenberg A, Buetti N, Eder M, Piezzi V, Gardiol C, Schlegel M, Harbarth S, Widmer A. High adherence to national IPC guidelines as key to sustainable VRE control in Swiss hospitals: a cross-sectional survey. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 2022; 11:19.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 2022; 11

Veröffentlichungsdatum

28.01.2022

eISSN (Online)

2047-2994

Seiten

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) are on the rise in many European hospitals. In 2018, Switzerland experienced its largest nosocomial VRE outbreak. The national center for infection prevention (Swissnoso) elaborated recommendations for controlling this outbreak and published guidelines to prevent epidemic and endemic VRE spread. The primary goal of this study was to evaluate adherence to this new guideline and its potential impact on the VRE epidemiology in Swiss acute care hospitals.