Characterizing Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci in Neonatal Intensive Care

Characterizing Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci in Neonatal Intensive Care

Repetitive sequence–based polymerase chain reaction fingerprinting was used to characterize 23 vancomycin-nonsusceptible enterococcal isolates from 2003 to 2004. Five genetically related clusters spanned geographically distinct referring centers. DNA fingerprinting showed infant-to-infant transmissi...

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Main Authors: C. Rebecca Sherer, Bruce M. Sprague, Joseph M. Campos, Sumathi Nambiar, Rachel Temple, Billie Short, Nalini Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci
active surveillance
antimicrobial resistance
healthcare-associated infections
multidrug-resistant organisms
neonates
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/9/05-0148_article
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Summary:Repetitive sequence–based polymerase chain reaction fingerprinting was used to characterize 23 vancomycin-nonsusceptible enterococcal isolates from 2003 to 2004. Five genetically related clusters spanned geographically distinct referring centers. DNA fingerprinting showed infant-to-infant transmission from referring institutions. Thus, community healthcare facilities are a source of vancomycin-nonsusceptible enterococci and should be targeted for increased infection control efforts.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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