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

Reham Kaki, Yang Yu, Cindy O’Neill, Christine Lee, Dominik Mertz and Hamilton Hlth Sci Infection Preven
Infection control and hospital epidemiology, Vol.35(7), pp.876-879
01/07/2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/676864
PMID: 24915218

Abstract

Antibiotics Concise Communication Disease transmission Enterococcus Hospital admissions Operating rooms Predisposing factors Teaching hospitals
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%.

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