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Table 1 Sets of samples used in screening for ESBL-E and VRE

From: Screening and contact precautions – A survey on infection control measures for multidrug-resistant bacteria in German university hospitals

Combination of samples

ESBL-E screening - no. of hospitals (N = 5)

VRE screening - no. of hospitals (N = 6)

Only rectal swab

2

2

Only rectal swab or stool sample

2

1

Only perianal swab

0

1

Perianal swab and stool sample

0

1

Rectal swab, throat swab and urine

1

0

Rectal swab and urine

0

1

  1. ESBL-E extended-spectrum ß-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae, VRE vancomycin-resistant Enterococci