Screening for vancomycin-resistant enterococci with Xpert® vanA/vanB: diagnostic accuracy and impact on infection control decision making

Screening for vancomycin-resistant enterococci with Xpert® vanA/vanB: diagnostic accuracy and impact on infection control decision making

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are increasingly important nosocomial pathogens and screening for colonization status is a mainstay in infection control. We implemented PCR-based screening during vanA-positive Enterococcus faecium outbreaks in four university hospitals in Copenhagen, Denmark....

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Main Authors: B.J. Holzknecht, D.S. Hansen, L. Nielsen, A. Kailow, J.O. Jarløv
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Subjects:
Infection control
molecular screening
PCR-based screening
selective culture
vanA
vancomycin-resistant enterococci
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297516301573

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