Colonization Rate and Risk Factors of Vancomycin- Resistant Enterococci among Patients Received Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Shiraz, Southern Iran

Colonization Rate and Risk Factors of Vancomycin- Resistant Enterococci among Patients Received Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Shiraz, Southern Iran

Background: Infections caused by antimicrobial-resistant bacteria are associated with increased mortality and health care costs. Enterococci have been recognized as a clinically important pathogen in hospitalized patients. Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infections cause significant morbidity...

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Main Authors: M Kaveh, A Bazargani, M Ramzi, H Sedigh Ebrahim-Saraie, H Heidari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2016-10-01
Series:International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine
Subjects:
Enterococcus
Vancomycin
Risk factors
Colonization
Stem cell transplant
Online Access:http://www.ijotm.com/ojs/index.php/IJOTM/article/view/291

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