General principles when caring for a patient with VRE
All facilities should develop a comprehensive, institution-specific, infection management plan to detect, prevent and control infection and/or colonisation with VRE. The infection control plan should take a risk-based approach that includes institutional as well as specific patient risk factors and ensures that patient care is not compromised.5 For example, there is no need to place patients at the end of procedure lists, outpatient appointment lists or radiology procedures due solely to their VRE status.