Emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in the palliative care setting - How to strike the right balance in infection control measures?

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Cheng, Hon Wai Benjamin ^a   Sham, Mau Kwong ^a   Chan, Kwok Ying ^a  

^a GRANTHAM HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; FOOT ULCER; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPERVOLEMIA; INFECTION CONTROL; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KNEE AMPUTATION; LETTER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HONG KONG; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ISOLATION; PROCEDURES;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ISOLATION; VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI;

EID: 84891836510     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.10.007     Document Type: Letter

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