Economic burden of nosocomial infections caused by vancomycin-resistant enterococci
Abstract Background Nosocomial infections due to vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) have become a major problem during the last years. The purpose of this study was to investigate the economic burden of nosocomial VRE infections in a European university hospital. Methods A retrospective matched...
Main Authors: | Laura Puchter, Iris Freya Chaberny, Frank Schwab, Ralf-Peter Vonberg, Franz-Christoph Bange, Ella Ebadi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-01-01
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Series: | Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0291-z |
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