Article
Longer intestinal persistence of Enterococcus faecalis compared to Enterococcus faecium clones in intensive-care-unit patients.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2009
Ruiz-Garbajosa Patricia, del Campo Rosa, Coque Teresa M, Asensio Angel, Bonten Marc, Willems Rob, Baquero Fernando, Cantón Rafael
Abstract excerpt
The dynamics of intestinal colonization with enterococcal clones in intensive-care-unit (ICU) patients was evaluated. Eight patients admitted directly to the neurosurgical ICU at the Ramón y Cajal University Hospital (Madrid, Spain) from the community and with no overlapping stay during a 10-month period in 2006 were studied. Rectal swab specimens were collected on admission and daily until the patients were...
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