Infection control and prevention measures to reduce the spread of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in hospitalized patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1185-1192

  Angelis, Giulia De ^a   Cataldo, Maria Adriana ^b   DeWaure, Chiara ^a   Venturiello, Silvia ^a   La Torre, Giuseppe ^c   Cauda, Roberto ^a   Carmeli, Yehuda ^d   Tacconelli, Evelina ^a,e  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contact precaution; Hand hygiene; Screening

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLEANING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES; TRANSMISSION;

CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 84898430287     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkt525     Document Type: Article

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