Weekly screening supports terminating nosocomial transmissions of vancomycin-resistant enterococci on an oncologic ward – a retrospective analysis

Weekly screening supports terminating nosocomial transmissions of vancomycin-resistant enterococci on an oncologic ward – a retrospective analysis

Abstract Background To investigate the impact of weekly screening within the bundle of infection control measures to terminate vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) transmissions on an oncologic ward. Methods A cluster of 12 VRE colonisation and five infections was detected on an oncologic ward bet...

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Main Authors: Stefanie Kampmeier, Dennis Knaack, Annelene Kossow, Stefanie Willems, Christoph Schliemann, Wolfgang E. Berdel, Frank Kipp, Alexander Mellmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci
E. faecium
Screening
Infection control bundle strategies
Outbreak
Whole genome sequencing
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0206-z

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