Electronic evaluation of infection risk from room environment and prior room occupants: the transmission from room environment events (TREE) measure
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Over a 2-year period, we identified Transmission from Room Environment Events (TREE) across the Johns Hopkins Health System, where the subsequent room occupant developed the same organism with the same antimicrobial susceptibilities as the patient who had previously occupied that room. Overall, the TREE rate was 50/100,000 inpatient days.
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.194
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,450
OpenAlex ID: W4405332398