Continuous increase of vancomycin resistance in enterococci causing nosocomial infections in Germany − 10 years of surveillance

Abstract Background Enterococci are frequent pathogens causing nosocomial infections in Germany. Infections due to strains with vancomycin resistance are high when compared with other European states. Therefore, the study aimed to describe the recent progression of nosocomial infections due to vanco...

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Published in:	Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Main Authors:	Cornelius Remschmidt, Christin Schröder, Michael Behnke, Petra Gastmeier, Christine Geffers, Tobias Siegfried Kramer
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2018-04-01
Subjects:	Vancomycin-resistant enterococci Multiresistant Surveillance Epidemiology
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-018-0353-x