Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Infections: Review of Eight Cases

Introduction: With the 1st reportof vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) strains in 1988, nosocomial enterococcal infections and epidemics in units such as dialysis, transplantation and ICU started to be reported. Risk factors for VRE infection or colonization are underlying diseases, immunosuppr...

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Published in:	Mediterranean Journal of Infection, Microbes and Antimicrobials
Main Authors:	Fatma BAYRAK KENİ, Gönül ŞENGÖZ, Filiz PEHLİVANOĞLU
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Specialty Society of Turkey 2014-12-01
Subjects:	Resistance enterococci vancomycin VRE nosocomial infection linezolid
Online Access:	http://www.mjima.org/pdf.php?&id=45

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