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Table 1 Enhancement of VRE infection control measures since 2018 according to hospital size and experience with VRE cases

From: High adherence to national IPC guidelines as key to sustainable VRE control in Swiss hospitals: a cross-sectional survey

 

VRE control measures intensified

p value

Small hospitals (< 200 beds) (n = 57)

33 (57.9%)

0.225

Medium hospitals (200–500 beds) (n = 23)

18 (78.3%)

Large hospitals (> 500 beds) (n = 9)

6 (66.7%)

Has never had any VRE cases (n = 38)

19 (50.0%)

0.017

Had already VRE cases (n = 51)

38 (74.5%)

  1. A p-value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant