A silent outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a neonatal intensive care unit
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DOI: 10.1186/s13756-020-00755-0
Abstract: To describe the containment of a widespread silent outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE-fm) in the Tel-Aviv Medical Center (TASMC) neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Setting - an NICU, participants - 49 cases of VRE-fm-colonized… read more here.
Keywords: enterococcus faecium; silent outbreak; outbreak vancomycin; resistant enterococcus ... See more keywords
Outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium clone ST796, Switzerland, December 2017 to April 2018
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DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2018.23.29.1800351
Abstract: A large outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) is affecting four hospitals in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland, since December 2017. Of 89 cases identified as carriers, 77 (86.5%) VRE isolates were virtually indistinguishable using whole… read more here.
Keywords: vancomycin resistant; december 2017; switzerland; outbreak vancomycin ... See more keywords