Open AccessIncrease of the number of vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) isolated in Helsinki, Finland
Author(s) -
Jaana VuopioVarkila,
Juhana P. Suppola,
Neil V. Klinger,
Eveliina Tarkka,
Elina Kolho
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.02.12.00174-en
Subject(s) - vancomycin resistant enterococci , vancomycin , enterococcus , medicine , vancomycin resistant enterococcus , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotic resistance , antimicrobial , biology , bacteria , antibiotics , staphylococcus aureus , genetics
The emergence of hospital acquired infections with bacteria resistant to antimicrobials such as vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) has become a worldwide concern. In hospitals in the United States, VRE have spread quickly and currently account for eve