Prevalence and risk factors of colonisation with vancomycin-resistant Enterococci faecium upon admission to Germany’s largest university hospital

Prevalence and risk factors of colonisation with vancomycin-resistant Enterococci faecium upon admission to Germany’s largest university hospital

Background: Hospital-acquired infections due to vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are emerging globally. The aims of our study were to estimate VRE colonisation prevalence in patients upon admission, to determine possible risk factors for VR acquisition that already exist in the outpatient set...

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Main Authors: Bui, Minh Trang, Rohde, Anna M., Schwab, Frank, Märtin, Nayana, Kipnis, Marina, Boldt, Anne-Cathérine, Behnke, Michael, Denkel, Luisa A., Kola, Axel, Zweigner, Janine, Gastmeier, Petra, Wiese-Posselt, Miriam
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2021-01-01
Series:GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Subjects:
vancomycin-resistant enterococcus
vancomycin-resistant e. faecium
admission prevalence
risk factors
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2021-16/dgkh000377.shtml

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