Screening for Intestinal Colonization with Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci and Associated Risk Factors among Patients Admitted to an Adult Intensive Care Unit of a Large Teaching Hospital

Screening for Intestinal Colonization with Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci and Associated Risk Factors among Patients Admitted to an Adult Intensive Care Unit of a Large Teaching Hospital

Introduction: Gut colonization with Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) increases the risk of acquiring infection during hospital stay. Patients admitted in the ICU’s are the major reservoirs for VRE colonization due to higher antibiotic pressure. Aim: To determine the rate of VRE colonizati...

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Main Authors: Rajesh Amberpet, Sujatha Sistla, Subhash Chandra Parija, Molly Mary Thabah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
icu
vancomycin resistant enterococci
vre
van a
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/8418/20562_CE[Ra]_F(P)_PF1(AHESAK)_PFA(AK).pdf

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