Epidemiology and control of an outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in the intensive care units

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 637-643

  Young, Kyung Yoon ^a   Hee, Sun Sim ^b   Jeong, Yeon Kim ^a,b   Dae, Won Park ^a,b   Jang, Wook Sohn ^a,b   Kyung, Ho Roh ^b   Seung, Eun Lee ^b   Min, Ja Kim ^a,b  

^a Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Enterococcus; Epidemiology; Infection control; Outbreak; Vancomycin resistance

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAFF TRAINING; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

DECONTAMINATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT ISOLATION; PREVALENCE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 70449704141     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2009.50.5.637     Document Type: Article

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