Electronic evaluation of infection risk from room environment and prior room occupants: the transmission from room environment events (TREE) measure

2024/12/12 by Clare Rock, Yea‐Jen Hsu, Aaron M. Milstone +8 · 1 voice · 1 citation
Health Professions · Immunology and Microbiology · Medicine · #Antibiotic Use and Resistance #Infection Control in Healthcare #Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare

paper · pdf · doi:10.1017/ice.2024.194

openalex publication_date 2024/12/12 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/03

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.

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