Rapid control of an outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a French university hospital

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-48

  Lucet, J C ^a   Armand Lefevre, L ^a   Laurichesse, J J ^a   Macrez, A ^a   Papy, E ^a   Ruimy, R ^a   Deblangy, C ^a   Lozach, A ^a   Lolom, I ^a   Jarlier, V ^b   Andremont, A ^a   Leport, C ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Cross infection; Enterococcus faecium isolation and purification; Infection control; Rectum; Vancomycin resistance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG USE; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FECES CULTURE; FRANCE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FECES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PARIS; PATIENT ISOLATION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 34548488685     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.06.009     Document Type: Article

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