Prospective infection surveillance and systematic screening for vancomycin-resistant enterococci in hematologic and oncologic patients – findings of a German tertiary care center

Prospective infection surveillance and systematic screening for vancomycin-resistant enterococci in hematologic and oncologic patients – findings of a German tertiary care center

Introduction: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are emerging multidrug-resistant bacteria. They can cause serious nosocomial infections, especially in immunocompromised patients. Objectives and methods: In this study, we aimed to determine the burden of intestinal VRE colonization and clinicall...

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Main Authors: Patrick Chhatwal, Ella Ebadi, Felicitas Thol, Christian Koenecke, Gernot Beutel, Stefan Ziesing, Dirk Schlüter, Franz-Christoph Bange, Claas Baier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
Subjects:
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci
intestinal colonization
infection
surveillance
screening
hematology and oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716520300412

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