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Prevalence and determinants of fecal colonization with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in hospitalized patients in The Netherlands.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology - 1 Aug 2000
van den Braak N, Ott A, van Belkum A, Kluytmans J A, Koeleman J G, Spanjaard L, Voss A, Weersink A J, Vandenbroucke-Grauls C M, Buiting A G, Verbrugh H A, Endtz H P
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and determinants of fecal carriage of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in intensive care unit (ICU), hematology-oncology, and hemodialysis patients in The Netherlands. DESIGN: Descriptive, multicenter study, with yearly 1-week point-prevalence assessments between 1995 and 1998. POPULATION: All patients hospitalized on the testing days in ICUs and hematology-oncology...
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