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. 2019 Aug 19;179(11):1501–1506. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.2798

Table. Number of Colonizations, Infections, Patient Days, and Mean Unadjusted Rates Before and After the Move.

Variable Before the Movea After the Moveb
No. Unadjusted Rate per 10 000 Patient-Days, Mean (95% CI) No. Unadjusted Rate per 10 000 Patient-Days, Mean (95% CI)
VRE
Colonizations 766 35.0 (32.6-37.6) 209 6.6 (5.7-7.5)
Infections 55 2.5 (1.9-3.3) 14 0.4 (0.2-0.7)
MRSA
Colonizations 129 5.9 (4.9-7.0) 112 3.5 (2.9-4.2)
Infections 27 1.2 (0.8-1.8) 37 1.2 (0.8-1.6)
CDI infections 236 10.8 (9.5-12.2) 223 7.0 ( 6.1-8.0)

Abbreviations: CDI, Clostridioides difficile infection; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; VRE, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus.

a

Before the move included 18 522 admissions contributing 218 868 patient-days.

b

After the move included 31 422 admissions contributing 318 257 patient-days.