Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium outbreak caused by patient transfer in 2 separate intensive care units

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 565-567

  Park, Shin Young ^a   Kang, Ji Hea ^a   Kim, Jin Hee ^a   Kim, Sae Bom ^a   Kim, Sue Yun ^a   Park, Yoon Soo ^a   Seo, Yiel Hea ^a  

^a Gachon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Colonization; Infection control; Nosocomial transmission

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

AGED; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; PATIENT TRANSFER; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 84864651924     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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