Open AccessScreening for Intestinal Colonization with Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci and Associated Risk Factors among Patients Admitted to an Adult Intensive Care Unit of a Large Teaching Hospital
Author(s) -
Rajesh Amberpet,
Sujatha Sistla,
Subhash Chandra Parija,
Molly Mary Thabah
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/20562.8418
Subject(s) - medicine , colonization , vancomycin , vancomycin resistant enterococcus , enterococcus faecium , intensive care unit , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , genetics
Gut colonization with Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) increases the risk of acquiring infection during hospital stay. Patients admitted in the ICU's are the major reservoirs for VRE colonization due to higher antibiotic pressure.