Prevalence and factors associated with rectal vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization in two intensive care units in São Paulo, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 64-69

  Furtado, Guilherme Henrique Campos ^a,b   Martins, Sinaida Teixeira ^a   Coutinho, Ana Paula ^a   Wey, Sérgio Barsanti ^a   Servolo Medeiros, Eduardo Alexandrino ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Intensive care unit; Rectal colonization; Vancomycin resistant enterococci

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RECTUM; RISK FACTOR; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RECTUM; RISK FACTORS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 26044437150     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 14138670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702005000100011     Document Type: Article

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