Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) Transmission and Risk Factors in Contacts of VRE Carriers

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jul 2014 English Publisher:Cambridge University Press (CUP)Journal:Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, volume 35, pages 876-879 (issn: 0899-823X, eissn: 1559-6834,

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Authors: Reham, Kaki; Yang, Yu; Cindy, O'Neill; Christine, Lee; Dominik, Mertz;

doi: 10.1086/676864

pmid: 24915218

Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) Transmission and Risk Factors in Contacts of VRE Carriers

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During a 2-year period, the vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) acquisition rate was 10.9% (40/368) in patients who had shared a room with a newly detected VRE carrier. Exposure to vancomycin and to anti-anaerobic antibiotics were identified as independent risk factors for VRE acquisition. Sensitivity of the first rectal VRE screening was less than 50%.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;35(7):876–879

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Ontario, Cross Infection, Infection Control, Rectum, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci, Tertiary Care Centers, Risk Factors, Carrier State, Disease Transmission, Infectious, Humans, Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections

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