Infection control and prevention measures to reduce the spread of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in hospitalized patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Zendy

Giulia De Angelis | Zendy; Maria Adriana Cataldo | Zendy; Chiara de Waure | Zendy; Stella M. Venturiello | Zendy; Giuseppe La Torre | Zendy; Roberto Cauda | Zendy; Yehuda Carmeli | Zendy; Evelina Tacconelli | Zendy

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Infection control and prevention measures to reduce the spread of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in hospitalized patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author(s) -

Giulia De Angelis,

Maria Adriana Cataldo,

Chiara de Waure,

Stella M. Venturiello,

Giuseppe La Torre,

Roberto Cauda,

Yehuda Carmeli,

Evelina Tacconelli

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkt525

Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , medline , infection control , cinahl , randomized controlled trial , relative risk , vancomycin resistant enterococcus , psychological intervention , emergency medicine , hygiene , intensive care medicine , systematic review , isolation (microbiology) , vancomycin , confidence interval , pathology , psychiatry , biology , political science , bacteria , law , genetics , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) represent a major problem in healthcare settings worldwide. It is still unclear which is the most effective infection control and prevention (ICP) measure to reduce the spread of hospital-acquired VRE.

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