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Healthcare-associated risk factors of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci colonization among outpatients undergoing hemodialysis.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2012
Kee Sae Yoon, Park Cheong Won, Lee Ji Eun, Kwon Young Joo, Pyo Heui Jung, Kim Woo Joo, Cheong Hee Jin
Abstract excerpt
Stool specimens and data were obtained from 399 outpatients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) in order to estimate the colonization rate of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and to determine risk factors for VRE acquisition. The prevalence of VRE colonization in outpatients ranged from 0%-22.2%....
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