ESBL Screening of contacts

[sharyn.hughes@health.nsw.gov.au]

Dear Members,

Is anyone willing to share what occurs in your facility in relation to the screening of ESBL patient contacts

* Do you utilise a risk matrix based upon ESBL organism

* Time based on length of exposure to ESBL index

* Purely lead by discussion with ID Consultant

* Clearance procedures , if so, organism risk matrix

* Combination of above

Thanking you in advance and looking forward to responses and

Kind regards,

Sharyn
Sharyn Hughes |Clinical Nurse Specialist
Infection Prevention & Control
Royal North Shore Hospital
Reserve Rd St Leonards 2065
Tel 02 99264490

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