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Observational analysis found no significant difference in healthcare-associated infections in patients under gown conservation during COVID-19, implying similar effectiveness to prior contact precautions.
A COVID-19 pandemic gown conservation strategy for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) asymptomatically colonized patients caused no significant difference in healthcare-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA) bacteremia, healthcare-associated VRE (HA-VRE) bacteremia, or healthcare-associated Clostridioides difficile infections (HA-CDI) versus prepandemic contact precautions (CP). Postpandemic HA-VRE and HA-CDI rates mirrored national trends.
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