Epidemiology and control of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in a renal unit

This study reports an outbreak of infection and colonization caused by vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in the renal service of a large teaching hospital. The polymerase chain reaction and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis were used to study the epidemiology of 26 34 strains of vancomycin-resis...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of hospital infection 1998-10, Vol.40 (2), p.115-124
Hauptverfasser:	Brown, A.R., Amyes, S.G.B., Paton, R., Plant, W.D., Stevenson, G.M., Winney, R.J., Miles, R.S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology Bacterial diseases bacterial resistance Biological and medical sciences Cross Infection - epidemiology Cross Infection - prevention & control Disease Outbreaks DNA, Bacterial - analysis Drug Resistance, Microbial Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Enterococcus faecalis Enterococcus faecalis - drug effects Enterococcus faecalis - genetics Enterococcus faecalis - isolation & purification Enterococcus faecium Enterococcus faecium - drug effects Enterococcus faecium - genetics Enterococcus faecium - isolation & purification Genotype Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - epidemiology Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - prevention & control Hemodialysis Units, Hospital Human bacterial diseases Humans Infection Control - methods Infectious diseases Kidney Diseases - complications Medical sciences Microbial Sensitivity Tests Miscellaneous Phenotype Polymerase Chain Reaction renal unit Scotland - epidemiology Vancomycin - pharmacology Vancomycin-resistant enterococci VRE
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Schreiben Sie den ersten Kommentar!