Co-infection or co-colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a network of community hospitals

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 622-

  McDonald, Jay R ^a   Engemann, John J ^a   Kaye, Keith S ^a   Sexton, Daniel J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPERINFECTION; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VANA GENE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

COMORBIDITY; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 4143152735     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/503504     Document Type: Letter

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