Intestinal Colonization of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Isolates among Patients in an Iranian Hospital

Intestinal Colonization of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Isolates among Patients in an Iranian Hospital

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) remain as one of the important cause of nosocomial infections. Reports of the VRE carriers are increasing worldwide. In this study, a total of 220 patients was screened for vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization, of which 36 (16.3%) were VRE carriers. Am...

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Main Authors: Babak Asghari, Hamid Reza Sadeghi, Mohammad Jalilian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
Subjects:
vancomycin-resistant enterococci
antibiotic resistance
colonization surveillance
hospital infection control
Online Access:https://microbiologyjournal.org/intestinal-colonization-of-vancomycin-resistant-enterococci-isolates-among-patients-in-an-iranian-hospital/

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