Gabrielle M Gussin, James A McKinnell, Raveena D Singh, Loren G Miller, Ken Kleinman, Raheeb Saavedra, Thomas Tjoa, Shruti K Gohil, Tabitha D Catuna, Lauren T Heim, Justin Chang, Marlene Estevez, Jiayi He, Kathleen O'Donnell, Matthew Zahn, Eunjung Lee, Chase Berman, Jenny Nguyen, Shalini Agrawal, Isabel Ashbaugh, Christine Nedelcu, Philip A Robinson, Steven Tam, Steven Park, Kaye D Evans, Julie A Shimabukuro, Bruce Y Lee, Emily Fonda, John A Jernigan, Rachel B Slayton, Nimalie D Stone, Lynn Janssen, Robert A Weinstein, Mary K Hayden, Michael Y Lin, Ellena M Peterson, Cassiana E Bittencourt, Susan S Huang
IMPORTANCE: Infections due to multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are associated with increased morbidity, mortality, length of hospitalization, and health care costs. Regional interventions may be advantageous in mitigating MDROs and associated infections. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether implementation of a decolonization collaborative is associated with reduced regional MDRO prevalence, incident clinical cultures, infection-related hospitalizations, costs, and deaths...
April 1, 2024: JAMA