Hospital microbiology laboratory practices for Enterobacteriaceae: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) annual survey, 2015 and 2016. (24th July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shugart, Alicia; Walters, Maroya Spalding; Weiner, Lindsey M.; Lonsway, David; Kallen, Alexander J.
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 39:Number 9(2018)
• Page Start: 1115
• Page End: 1117
• Publication Date: 2018-07-24
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2018.153
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract: We analyzed clinical microbiology laboratory practices for detection of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in US short-stay acute-care hospitals using data from the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Annual Facility Survey. Half of hospitals reported testing for carbapenemases, and 1% performed routine polymyxin susceptibility testing using reference broth microdilution.