Epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at two referral centers in Tehran, Iran: A descriptive study

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Nateghian, A ^a   Robinson, J L ^b   Arjmandi, K ^a   Vosough, P ^c   Karimi, A ^d   Behzad, A ^a   Navidnia, M ^d  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Mahak Pediatric Oncology Center   (Iran)

^d SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Enterococci; Leukemia; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFIXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON-OXYGEN LIGASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; IRAN; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 79954623271     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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