Healthcare-associated Infections
- HAIs: The Burden
- Monitoring HAIs
- Types of Infections
- Diseases and Organisms
- Acinetobacter
- Burkholderia cepacia
- Clostridium difficile
- Clostridium Sordellii
- Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
- Tracking CRE
- Patients
- Patient FAQ
- General Information
- Clinicians
- Clinician FAQ
- Facilities/Settings
- State Health Departments
- CRE Toolkit
- Introduction
- Background
- Part 1: Facility-level CRE Prevention
- Part 2: Regional CRE Prevention
- Regional Prevention Strategies
- Appendix A: Previous and Current Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Interpretive Crieria for Carbapenems and Enterobacteriaceae
- Appendix B: General Approach to Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae(CRE) Control in Facilities that Rarely or Have Not Identified CRE
- Appendix C: Example of a Survey for Infection Preventionists
- Algorithm for Regions with No CRE Identified
- Algorithm for Regions with Few CRE Identified
- Algorithm for Regions Where CRE are Common
- Selected References
- Gram-negative Bacteria
- Hepatitis
- HIV
- Klebsiella
- MRSA
- Mycobacterium abscessus
- Norovirus
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Tuberculosis
- VISA / VRSA
- Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci
- Preventing HAIs
- ACA Activities
- Guidelines and Recommendations
- Toolkits
- Basic Infection Control and Prevention Plan for Outpatient Oncology Settings
- Outpatient Care Guide
- Map: HAI Prevention Activities
- Research
- Patient Safety
- Laboratory Resources
- Multiplex Real-Time PCR Detection of KPC & NDM-1 genes
- Quinolones and the Clinical Lab
- VRE and the Clinical Laboratory
- Detection of ESBLs
- Detection of Imipenem or Meropenem-resistance in Gram-negative Organisms
- Detection of: Oxacillin/MRSA
- Detection of VISA/VRSA
- Labs Role in the Search and Containment of VRSA
- Detection of Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species with Decreased Susceptibility
- Lab Testing Algorithm
- Use of an Inferred PFGE Algorith
- Widgets, Buttons and Badges
- Multistate Meningitis Outbreak
Related Links
- Antibiotic / Antimicrobial Resistance
- Dialysis Safety
- Dialysis BSI Prevention Collaborative
- Get Smart For Healthcare
- Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work
- Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings
- Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
- Injection Safety
- Medication Safety
- MRSA Infections
- National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)
- Sharps Safety for Healthcare Settings
Vancomycin-Intermediate/Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Laboratory Testing Algorithm
Updated: November 2010
All laboratories should develop a step-by-step problem-solving procedure or algorithm for detecting VISA/VRSA that is specific for their laboratory. A sample algorithm is available here and highlights the recommended...
- testing methodologies for detecting VISA/VRSA and
- actions based on results.
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