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Article: Proactive infection control measures to prevent nosocomial transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Hong Kong
Title | Proactive infection control measures to prevent nosocomial transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Hong Kong |
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Keywords | Contact tracing Proactive infection control Screening Vancomycin-resistant enterococci |
Issue Date | 2014 |
Publisher | Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Hong Kong Branch. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/inca/708700 |
Citation | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2014, v. 113 n. 10, p. 734–741 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Background/Purpose: The study describes a proactive infection control approach to prevent nosocomial transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and tests if this approach is effective for controlling multiple-drug resistant organisms in a nonendemic setting. Methods: In response to the increasing prevalence of VRE in Hong Kong since 2011, we adopted a multifaceted assertive approach in our health care network. This included active surveillance culture, extensive contact tracing, directly observed hand hygiene in conscious patients before they received meals and medications, stringent hand hygiene and environmental cleanliness, and an immediate feedback antimicrobial stewardship program. We report the occurrence of VRE outbreaks in our hospital after institution of these measures and compared with the concurrent occurrence in other public hospitals in Hong Kong. Results: Between July 1, 2011 and November 13, 2013, VRE was identified in 0.32% (50/15,851) of admission episodes by active surveillance culture. The risk of VRE carriage was three times higher in patients with a history of hospitalization outside our hospital networks in the past 3 months (0.56% vs. 0.17%; p=0.001) compared with those who were not. Extensive contact tracing involving 3277 patient episodes was performed in the investigation for the 25 VRE index patients upon whom implementation of contact precautions was delayed (more than 48 hours of hospitalization). One episode of VRE outbreak was identified in our hospital network, compared with the 77 VRE outbreaks reported in the other hospital networks (controls) without these proactive infection control measures. Conclusion: Our multifaceted assertive proactive infection control approach can minimize the nosocomial transmission and outbreak of VRE in a nonendemic area. © 2014 . |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/203112 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.6 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.708 |
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dc.contributor.author | Cheng, VCC | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tai, JWM | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chen, JHK | - |
dc.contributor.author | So, SYC | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ng, WC | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hung, IFN | - |
dc.contributor.author | Leung, SSM | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wong, SCY | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chan, TC | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chan, FHW | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ho, PL | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yuen, KY | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-19T11:31:45Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-09-19T11:31:45Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2014, v. 113 n. 10, p. 734–741 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0929-6646 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/203112 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background/Purpose: The study describes a proactive infection control approach to prevent nosocomial transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and tests if this approach is effective for controlling multiple-drug resistant organisms in a nonendemic setting. Methods: In response to the increasing prevalence of VRE in Hong Kong since 2011, we adopted a multifaceted assertive approach in our health care network. This included active surveillance culture, extensive contact tracing, directly observed hand hygiene in conscious patients before they received meals and medications, stringent hand hygiene and environmental cleanliness, and an immediate feedback antimicrobial stewardship program. We report the occurrence of VRE outbreaks in our hospital after institution of these measures and compared with the concurrent occurrence in other public hospitals in Hong Kong. Results: Between July 1, 2011 and November 13, 2013, VRE was identified in 0.32% (50/15,851) of admission episodes by active surveillance culture. The risk of VRE carriage was three times higher in patients with a history of hospitalization outside our hospital networks in the past 3 months (0.56% vs. 0.17%; p=0.001) compared with those who were not. Extensive contact tracing involving 3277 patient episodes was performed in the investigation for the 25 VRE index patients upon whom implementation of contact precautions was delayed (more than 48 hours of hospitalization). One episode of VRE outbreak was identified in our hospital network, compared with the 77 VRE outbreaks reported in the other hospital networks (controls) without these proactive infection control measures. Conclusion: Our multifaceted assertive proactive infection control approach can minimize the nosocomial transmission and outbreak of VRE in a nonendemic area. © 2014 . | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Hong Kong Branch. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/inca/708700 | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association | - |
dc.rights | © <year>. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | - |
dc.subject | Contact tracing | - |
dc.subject | Proactive infection control | - |
dc.subject | Screening | - |
dc.subject | Vancomycin-resistant enterococci | - |
dc.title | Proactive infection control measures to prevent nosocomial transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Hong Kong | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Cheng, VCC: vcccheng@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Chen, JHK: jonchk@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Hung, IFN: ivanhung@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wong, SCY: wcy288@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Ho, PL: plho@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Yuen, KY: kyyuen@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Hung, IFN=rp00508 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Ho, PL=rp00406 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Yuen, KY=rp00366 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.jfma.2014.04.001 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 24796821 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84922599337 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 238405 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 113 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 10 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 734 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 741 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000343791800010 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Hong Kong | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0929-6646 | - |