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Colonization by high-level aminoglycoside-resistant enterococci in intensive care unit patients: epidemiology and clinical relevance.
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Aug 2005
Rodríguez-Baño J, Ramírez E, Muniain M A, Santos J, Joyanes P, González F, García-Sánchez M, Martínez-Martínez L
Abstract excerpt
A cohort study was performed to investigate the risk factors for colonization with high-level aminoglycoside-resistant enterococci (HLARE) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Colonization was investigated by performing surveillance samples during ICU stay. Clonal relatedness of the isolates was assessed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Eighty-six patients with an ICU stay of >48 h were included; two were...
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