Discontinuation of Contact Precautions in Pediatric Populations

Kudos to Dr. Emily Godbout, our newest hospital infection prevention team member, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist with dedicated training in infection prevention,  on her latest manuscript describing the impact of discontinuing contact precautions on CLABSI in pediatrics.

Although not everyone is convinced, we feel that the discontinuation of contact precautions for endemic pathogens (MRSA and VRE) can be done safely with a high reliability, horizontal infection control program.

The manuscript is available here, published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.