An Outbreak of Vancomycin-ResistantEnterococcus faeciumin an Acute Care Pediatric Hospital: Lessons from Environmental Screening and a Case-Control Study | Zendy

Steven J. Drews | Zendy; Susan E. Richardson | Zendy; Rick Wray | Zendy; Renee Freeman | Zendy; Carol Goldman | Zendy; Laurie Streitenberger | Zendy; Derek Stevens | Zendy; Cristina Goia | Zendy; Danuta Kovach | Zendy; Jason Brophy | Zendy; Anne Matlow | Zendy

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An Outbreak of Vancomycin-ResistantEnterococcus faeciumin an Acute Care Pediatric Hospital: Lessons from Environmental Screening and a Case-Control Study

Author(s) -

Steven J. Drews,

Susan E. Richardson,

Rick Wray,

Renee Freeman,

Carol Goldman,

Laurie Streitenberger,

Derek Stevens,

Cristina Goia,

Danuta Kovach,

Jason Brophy,

Anne Matlow

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634

H-Index - 38

eISSN - 1918-1493

pISSN - 1712-9532

DOI - 10.1155/2008/727062

Subject(s) - enterococcus faecium , outbreak , vancomycin resistant enterococcus , enterococcus , medicine , vancomycin resistant enterococci , vancomycin , intensive care medicine , acute care , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , health care , virology , biology , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , political science , genetics , law

The present study describes a vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) outbreak investigation and a case-control study to identify risk factors for VRE acquisition in a tertiary care pediatric hospital.

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