MARC's Prevention and Management of Bacterial Infections Task Force, a subcommittee of MARC's Medical Review Board, drafted a position statement to address the fact that some Network dialysis providers refuse to admit patients who are colonized or positive for Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) and/or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The resulting paper is entitled Admission of VRE/MRSA Colonized or Positive Patients to Network 5 Dialysis Facilities.
Recommendations for Preventing Transmission of Infections Among Chronic Hemodialysis Patients issued by the Centers for Disease Control on April 27, 2001.
Overview of CDC's Campaign to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance in Healthcare Settings
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