2019•AJN American Journal of NursingRequires access

The Effects of Private Rooms on Hospital-Associated Infections

Karen Esther Rosenberg, Betsy Todd

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According to this study: Switching to single-patient rooms led to a notable and sustained decrease in the rates of new methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) colonization and VRE infection, but not of Clostridioides difficile or MRSA infections.

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According to this study: Switching to single-patient rooms led to a notable and sustained decrease in the rates of new methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) colonization and VRE infection, but not of Clostridioides difficile or MRSA infections.

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According to this study: Switching to single-patient rooms led to a notable and sustained decrease in the rates of new methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) colonization and VRE infection, but not of Clostridioides difficile or MRSA infections.

Key concepts: Clostridioides, Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, Enterococcus, Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci, Colonization, Medicine, Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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