Prospective infection surveillance and systematic screening for vancomycin-resistant enterococci in hematologic and oncologic patients – findings of a German tertiary care center
Introduction: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are emerging multidrug-resistant bacteria. They can cause serious nosocomial infections, especially in immunocompromised patients. Objectives and methods: In this study, we aimed to determine the burden of intestinal VRE colonization and clinicall...
Main Authors: | Patrick Chhatwal, Ella Ebadi, Felicitas Thol, Christian Koenecke, Gernot Beutel, Stefan Ziesing, Dirk Schlüter, Franz-Christoph Bange, Claas Baier |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716520300412 |
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