Emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Switzerland: a nation-wide survey

Emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Switzerland: a nation-wide survey

Abstract This nation-wide survey on the epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) included 142 healthcare institutions and showed an increasing number of VRE colonizations and infections in Switzerland, probably for the most part due to nosocomial dissemination. The introduction and spr...

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Main Authors: Niccolò Buetti, Nasstasja Wassilew, Viktorija Rion, Laurence Senn, Céline Gardiol, Andreas Widmer, Jonas Marschall, for Swissnoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci
VRE
Outbreak
ST796
Hospital-acquired
Nosocomial
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-019-0466-x

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