Epidemiology of colonisation of patients and environment with vancomycin-resistant enterococci

Lancet

Volumn 348, Issue 9042, 1996, Pages 1615-1619

  Bonten, Maic J M ^a,c   Hayden, Mary K ^b   Nathan, Catherine ^a   Van Voorhis, Jean ^a   Matushek, Marian ^a   Slaughter, Sarah ^a,b   Rice, Thomas ^a   Weinstein, Robert A ^a,b  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SKIN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TIME;

EID: 0000821246     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)02331-8     Document Type: Article

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