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The authors
Karen K. Hoffmann, R.N., M.S., C.I.C.
Irene Pipines Kittrell, R.N.
Advisory Group: Paula Blankenship, R.N., C.I.C., Kathy Butler, R.N., C.I.C., Joyce Frederick, R.N.C., M.S.N., C.I.C., Polly Godwin, R.N., Donna Goering, M.T. (A.S.C.P.), M.S.P.H., C.I.C., Wanda Lamm, R.N., B.S.N., C.I.C., Linda Lemmons, R.N., Susan Liles, R.N., C.I.C., Jean-Marie Maillard, M.D., M.Sc., Joyce Reddington, R.N., William A. Rutala, Ph.D., M.P.H., C.I.C., Stephen Streed, M.S., C.I.C., Sharon Thompson, R.N., C.I.C., David J. Weber, M.D., M.P.H., Douglas Williams, M.T. (A.S.C.P.), C.I.C.
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A special acknowledgement to Eva Clontz for editorial review and revision.
About the Guidelines
In response to the CDC request for each state to develop guidelines for the prevention and control of antibiotic resistant organisms, the North Carolina Statewide Infection Control Program, in collaboration with Dr. Newt MacCormack, Chief of the General Communicable Disease Control Section of the Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, has developed "North Carolina Guidelines for Control of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms, Specifically Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE)." The draft copy was reviewed by a statewide advisory group and their comments were incorporated into the final guidelines.
These guidelines outline the recommendations from the North Carolina General Communicable Disease Control Section and the Statewide Infection Control Program for all healthcare facilities and outpatient settings regarding managing VRE and MRSA. The guidelines are not regulatory but will provide consistency as patients move from one healthcare setting to another in North Carolina. Recently as reports of multiply-antibiotic-resistant organisms have been increasing, there have been many requests from facilities for statewide recommendations.
You may copy this document freely without obtaining permission from the authors, but please do give credit to the authors. Printed copies are NOT available from the office of the Statewide Infection Control Program. Consultation and assistance about these guidelines are available only to healthcare facilities in North Carolina.
Created 23 May 1997. Last modified: 5 July 2005