Vancomycin-resistant enterococci, colonizing the intestinal tract of patients in a university hospital in greece

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci, colonizing the intestinal tract of patients in a university hospital in greece

OBJECTIVE: Determine the prevalence of Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colonizing the intestinal tract of hospitalized patients and define risk factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A point prevalence survey of VRE fecal carriage was carried out among patients who stayed at a 600-bed teaching hospit...

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Main Authors: Simeon Metallidis, Maria Chatzidimitriou, Afroditi Tsona, Alexandros Bisiklis, Georgia Lazaraki, Eleni Koumentaki, Ahilleas Gikas, Stela Alexiou-Daniel, Pavlos Nikolaidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci
inestinal tract
hospitalized patients
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