Epidemiology of an outbreak due to glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium on a leukaemia unit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 171-182

  Chadwick, P R ^a,d   Oppenheim, B A ^a   Fox, A ^a   Woodford, N ^b   Morgenstern, G R ^c   Scarffe, J H ^c  

^a WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enterococci; Glycopeptide resistance; Infection control; Leukaemia

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GLYCOPEPTIDE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LEUKEMIA; MALE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PHENOTYPE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 0029956411     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(96)90063-8     Document Type: Article

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