Epidemiology and control of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a regional neonatal intensive care unit

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 352-356

  Malik, Rajesh K ^a   Montecalvo, Marisa A ^a   Reale, Mario R ^a   Li, Karl ^a   Maw, Myint ^a   Munoz, Jose L ^a   Gedris, Cheryl ^a   Van Horn, Ken ^a   Carnevale, Kevin A ^b   Levi, Michael H ^b   Dweck, Harry S ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonization; Neonatal intensive care unit; Vancomycin resistant enterococci

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032934438     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199904000-00009     Document Type: Article

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