Effectiveness of contact precautions against multidrug-resistant organism transmission in acute care: a systematic review of the literature.

ABSTRACT: Contact precautions are widely recommended to prevent multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) transmission. However, conflicting data exist regarding their effectiveness. Prior systematic reviews examined contact precautions as part of a larger bundled approach, limiting ability to understand their effectiveness. The aim of this review was to characterize the effectiveness of contact precautions alone against transmission of any MDRO among adult acute care patients. Directed by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement, comprehensive searches of four electronic scientific literature databases were conducted for studies published in English from January 2004 to June 2014. Studies were included if interventional, original research, evaluating contact isolat

SUBMITTER: Cohen CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4486607 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature