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Changing trends in vancomycin-resistant enterococci in French hospitals, 2001-08.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Apr 2011
Bourdon Nancy, Fines-Guyon Marguerite, Thiolet Jean-Michel, Maugat Sylvie, Coignard Bruno, Leclercq Roland, Cattoir Vincent
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OBJECTIVES: Unprecedented outbreaks of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) have occurred in French hospitals since 2004. The aim of this study was to provide a picture of the spread and control of VRE in France and to characterize the isolates. METHODS: Notification of VRE cases to Institut de Veille Sanitaire has been mandatory since 2001. Isolates of VRE were sent to the National Reference Centre for species...
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