Epidemiologic Investigation of an Outbreak of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in a Tertiary Care Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.06.071
Abstract: Background Increasingly prevalent vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) amongst neonatal and pediatric patients may cause outbreaks and result in infections associated with significant morbidity. We describe a VRE outbreak in our 52-bed neonatal intensive care unit (NICU),… read more here.
Keywords: unit; resistant enterococcus; vre; care ... See more keywords
Geographical optimization of variable renewable energy capacity in China using modern portfolio theory
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113614
Abstract: The large-scale deployment of wind and solar, which are variable renewable electricity (VRE) technologies, is indispensable to decarbonise China’s power sector. However, variability in VRE outputs poses challenges in power system operation in terms of… read more here.
Keywords: variable renewable; vre; portfolio; using modern ... See more keywords
Investigating the economics of the power sector under high penetration of variable renewable energies
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113956
Abstract: Abstract In recent years, several studies have been published focusing on the economics of the power sector under the high penetration of variable renewable energy (VRE) following the rapid expansion of VRE capacities worldwide. However,… read more here.
Keywords: economics power; sector high; power; vre ... See more keywords
Efficacy of oritavancin alone and in combination against vancomycin-susceptible and -resistant enterococci in an in-vivo Galleria mellonella survival model.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.04.010
Abstract: OBJECTIVE The optimal therapy for serious enterococcal infections, especially vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), remains unclear, although combination therapy is often recommended. Oritavancin has demonstrated in-vitro activity against VRE, but data evaluating oritavancin in combination with other… read more here.
Keywords: combination; alone combination; oritavancin alone; vre ... See more keywords
The use of Online Tools for Antimicrobial Resistance Prediction by Whole Genome Sequencing in MRSA and VRE.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2019.04.006
Abstract: OBJECTIVES The antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis represents a serious threat to public health and has resulted in concentrated efforts to accelerate development of rapid molecular diagnostics for AMR. In combination with publicly-available web-based AMR databases,… read more here.
Keywords: whole genome; resistance prediction; antimicrobial resistance; resistance ... See more keywords
The associated impact of standardized admission screening on vancomycin-resistant Enterococci bloodstream infections.
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DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.239
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To determine whether discontinuing active screening for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) in Alberta, Canada, acute-care facilities had an associated impact on the rate of rise of hospital-acquired (HA) VRE bloodstream infection (VRE-BSI). SETTING Acute-care facilities… read more here.
Keywords: screening vancomycin; vre; vancomycin resistant; rate ... See more keywords
Appearance of vanD-positive Enterococcus faecium in a tertiary hospital in the Netherlands: prevalence of vanC and vanD in hospitalized patients
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42824-4
Abstract: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) can rapidly spread through hospitals. Therefore, our hospital employs a screening program whereby rectal swabs are screened for the presence of vanA and vanB, and only PCR-positive broths are cultured on VRE… read more here.
Keywords: prevalence; hospital; vre; vand positive ... See more keywords
Times Up! Manually Working to Remove Patients from Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) Isolation Precautions
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1715
Abstract: Abstract Background In 2007 PA Act 52 identified the need to screen and isolate for MRSA in patients who were deemed a high-risk admission in order to prevent the spread of MRSA. High risk at… read more here.
Keywords: enterococcus faecium; mrsa vre; isolation; vre ... See more keywords
The Clinical Impact of Daptomycin Non-susceptible Enterococcus Bacteremia in Hematologic Malignancy
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.655
Abstract: Abstract Background Patients with hematologic malignancies are prone to colonization and infection with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), and VRE blood stream infections (BSI) in this population have been associated with a 30-day all-cause mortality approaching 40%.… read more here.
Keywords: dnse; bacteremia; enterococcus; vre ... See more keywords
1235. Transmission of Genetically Related, Multidrug Resistant, and Invasive Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Between Patients and Rooms on the Stem Cell Transplant (SCT) and Leukemia (LKM) Units
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1068
Abstract: Abstract Background VRE are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Tracking the dissemination of VRE strains is crucial to understand the dynamics of infections, emergence, and spread of VRE in the… read more here.
Keywords: patients rooms; transmission; leukemia lkm; stem cell ... See more keywords
A Single Negative Result for van Quantitative PCR on Enrichment Broth Can Replace Five Rectal Swab Cultures in Screening for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00258-17
Abstract: ABSTRACT The increased incidence of infections by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) causes an accumulation of patients who are either colonized with VRE or flagged as potentially colonized with VRE. Since such patients require precautionary isolation upon… read more here.
Keywords: enrichment broth; enrichment; van quantitative; vre ... See more keywords