Recurrent Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Bacteremia: Prevalence, Predisposing Factors, and Strain Relatedness

We studied the prevalence of recurrent vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) bacteremia, predisposing factors, and strain relatedness during a 3 year period at our institution. Of 36 inpatients who had episodes of bacteremia, 3 (8.3%) had recurrent episodes. Predisposing factors were mucositis and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical infectious diseases 2001-05, Vol.32 (9), p.1381-1383
Hauptverfasser: Baran, Joseph, Riederer, Kathleen M., Ramanathan, Jambunathan, Khatib, Riad
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