Predictors for vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium transforming from colonization to infection: a case control study

Predictors for vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium transforming from colonization to infection: a case control study

Abstract Background Little is known about risk factors for subsequent infections among vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) colonizers, especially characterized by concordant pulsotypes (CP) of paired colonization and infection-related isolates. Methods This case-control study was condu...

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Main Authors: Pao-Yu Chen, Yu-Chung Chuang, Jann-Tay Wang, Wang-Huei Sheng, Yee-Chun Chen, Shan-Chwen Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci
Active surveillance
Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
Multilocus sequence typing
Clonal complex 17
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-019-0647-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-019-0647-7

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