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How do I remove a patient with a multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative organism (such as MDR Acinetobacter baumannii, CRE, and ESBL+ organisms) from Contact Precautions?

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How do I remove a patient with a multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative organism (such as MDR Acinetobacter baumannii, CRE, and ESBL+ organisms) from Contact Precautions?

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Patients with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter must stay on Contact Precautions until discharge from VUMC due to the high concern for nosocomial transmission of these agents and the limited number of antibiotics available to treat such pathogens.