Risk factors and outcomes associated with persistent vancomycin resistant Enterococcal Bacteremia

Risk factors and outcomes associated with persistent vancomycin resistant Enterococcal Bacteremia

Abstract Background Prior studies have identified that vancomycin resistant enterococcus (VRE) bacteremia that persists for four days or more is an independent predictor of mortality. Despite this, there is no published data to identify those patients at highest risk of developing persistent VRE bac...

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Main Authors: Emily Fox, David Ha, Mark Bounthavong, Lina Meng, Emily Mui, Marisa Holubar, Stanley Deresinski, William Alegria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Blood stream infections
Persistent bacteremia
Gram positive resistance
VRE
Enterococcus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07864-8

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