Prevention and control of the spread of vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Results of a workshop held by the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology;Prävention und kontrolle der ausbreitung von vancomycin-resistenten enterokokken. Ergebnisse eines workshops der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie

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Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-157

  Vonberg, R P ^a   Chaberny, I F ^a   Kola, A ^a   Mattner, F ^a   Borgmann, S ^b   Dettenkofer, M ^c   Jonas, D ^c   Fahr, A M ^d   Klare, I ^e   Werner, G ^e   Weist, K ^f   Wendt, C ^g   Gastmeier, P ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d Limbach Laboratory   (Germany)

^e ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^f CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Infection control measures; Transmission; Vancomycin resistant enterococci

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GERMANY; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 33847416507     PISSN: 00032417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00101-006-1123-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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