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Reinstatement of Reflex Testing of Stool Samples for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Resulted in Decreased Incidence of Hospital-Associated VRE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2017

Satish Munigala ,
Kathleen M. McMullen ,
Anthony J. Russo ,
S. Reza Jafarzadeh ,
Joan Hoppe-Bauer ,
Carey-Ann D. Burnham  and
David K. Warren
Satish Munigala
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri
Kathleen M. McMullen
Affiliation:
Department of Infection Prevention, Christian Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri
Anthony J. Russo
Affiliation:
Infection Prevention Department, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri
S. Reza Jafarzadeh
Affiliation:
Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
Joan Hoppe-Bauer
Affiliation:
Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri
Carey-Ann D. Burnham
Affiliation:
Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri.
David K. Warren*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri
*
Address correspondence to David K. Warren, MD, MPH, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Ave., Campus Box 8051, Saint Louis, MO 63110 (dwarren@dom.wustl.edu).
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 38 , Issue 5 , May 2017 , pp. 619 - 621
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© 2017 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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