Outbreak of colonization and infection with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a French University Hospital

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 984-986

  Lesens, Olivier ^a   Mihaila, L ^d   Robin, F ^b   Baud, O ^c   Romaszko, J P ^b   Tourniac, O ^a   Constantin, J M ^a   Souweine, B ^e   Bonnet, R ^b   Bouvet, A ^d   Beytout, J ^a   Traore, O ^d   Laurichesse, H ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^d ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^e CHU ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; TAZOBACTAM; TEICOPLANIN; TIMENTIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINE CATHETER;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FEMALE; FRANCE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 33749021389     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/504932     Document Type: Article

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