Rapid Curbing of a Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Outbreak in a Nephrology Department | Zendy

Aude Servais | Zendy; Lucile Mercadal | Zendy; Florence Brossier | Zendy; Marcia Venditto | Zendy; Belkacem Issad | Zendy; Corinne Isnard Bagnis | Zendy; Gilbert Deray | Zendy; J. Robert | Zendy

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Rapid Curbing of a Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Outbreak in a Nephrology Department

Author(s) -

Aude Servais,

Lucile Mercadal,

Florence Brossier,

Marcia Venditto,

Belkacem Issad,

Corinne Isnard Bagnis,

Gilbert Deray,

J. Robert

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

clinical journal of the american society of nephrology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755

H-Index - 151

eISSN - 1555-905X

pISSN - 1555-9041

DOI - 10.2215/cjn.03310509

Subject(s) - medicine , nephrology , enterococcus faecium , carriage , hemodialysis , dialysis , intensive care medicine , infection control , vancomycin resistant enterococcus , outbreak , central venous catheter , isolation (microbiology) , antibiotics , emergency medicine , vancomycin , catheter , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus aureus , virology , genetics , pathology , bacteria , biology

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are recovered with increasing frequency among patients with chronic renal failure, making VRE a major concern in nephrology departments, especially for patients who are treated by hemodialysis. We report herein the successful aggressive management of a VRE outbreak in a nephrology department.

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