Ontario has seen a rise in vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) infections over the past
decade as many hospitals stopped programs to contain the antibiotic-resistant bug. Some …

Background. Since 2009, there has been mandatory public reporting of vancomycin-
resistant Enterococcus (VRE) bacteremia by hospitals in the province of Ontario, Canada …

Background: Some Ontario hospitals have discontinued active screening and isolation
programs for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE). The aim of this study was to …

Abstract In Ontario, Canada, since 2012, some hospitals discontinued contact precautions
for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE). Between 2009 and 2018, there was an …

Background: The need for screening and isolation for patients colonized with vancomycin-
resistant Enterococcus (VRE) remains controversial. In this study, we examined the effects of …

(VRE) but also the varying approaches depending on circumstances. 2, 3 Complete
cessation of control measures for VRE in 4 large academic hospitals in Ontario had no …

OBJECTIVETo assess clinically relevant outcomes after complete cessation of control
measures for vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). DESIGNQuasi-experimental …

RESULTS: Baseline (during the first 6 months of the outbreak) VRE colonization rate was
4.2 persons per 1000 patient days, and the baseline VRE BSI rate was 2.5 per 1000 patient …

Background The use of infection control measures in the management of vancomycin-
resistant enterococci (VRE) is hotly debated. A risk-managed approach to VRE control after …

BACKGROUND: To analyze control measures used to eradicate a large vancomycin-
resistant Enterococci (VRE) outbreak in a nonendemic 1600-bed tertiary care institution …