No nosocomial transmission under standard hygiene precautions in short term contact patients in case of an unexpected ESBL or QA E. coli positive patient: a one-year prospective cohort study within three regional hospitals

摘要

BackgroundMany Highly Resistant Gram Negative Rod (HR-GNR) positive patients are found unexpectedly in clinical cultures, besides patients who are screened and isolated based on risk factors. As unexpected HR-GNR positive patients are isolated after detection, transmission to contact patients possibly occurred. The added value of routine contact tracing in such situations within hospitals with standard hygiene precautions is unknown.