Magnitude of Enterococcal Bacteremia in Trauma Patients Admitted for Intensive Trauma Care: A Tertiary Care Experience from South Asian Country

Magnitude of Enterococcal Bacteremia in Trauma Patients Admitted for Intensive Trauma Care: A Tertiary Care Experience from South Asian Country

Background: Bloodstream infection (BSI) and bacteremias due to Enterococcus spp. are increasing worldwide with the current need to understand its causes among hospitalized trauma patients. Hence, the study was conducted. Methodology: A 3-year retrospective laboratory cum clinical based st...

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Main Authors: Nonika Rajkumari, Purva Mathur, Bariamtak Thanbuana, Swaminathan Sajan, Mahesh C Misra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Laboratory Physicians
Subjects:
bacteremia
drug resistance
enterococcus sp.
trauma
vancomycin-resistant enterococcus
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0974-2727.151699

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