Clustering of Enterococcus faecalis infections in a cardiology hospital neonatal intensive care unit

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 113-116

  Varejão Strabelli, Tânia Mara ^a,b   Cais, Daiane P ^a   Zeigler, Rogério ^a   Siciliano, Rinaldo ^a   Rodrigues, Cristhieni ^a   Carrara, Dirceu ^a   Neres, Suzi ^a   Lessa, Sarita ^a   Uip, David Everson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infection; Clustering; Enterococcus faecalis; Neonatal intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMPHOTERICIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; GENTAMICIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; POLYMYXIN B; VANCOMYCIN;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BATH; CARDIOLOGY; CASE REPORT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BACTEREMIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 33746882127     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 14138670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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