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Case-case-control study on factors associated with vanB vancomycin-resistant and vancomycin-susceptible enterococcal bacteraemia.
BMC infectious diseases - 28 Jun 2014
Cheah Agnes Loo Yee, Peel Trisha, Howden Benjamin P, Spelman Denis, Grayson M Lindsay, Nation Roger L, Kong David C M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Enterococci are a major cause of healthcare-associated infection. In Australia, vanB vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) is the predominant genotype. There are limited data on the factors linked to vanB VRE bacteraemia. This study aimed to identify factors associated with vanB VRE bacteraemia, and compare them with those for vancomycin-susceptible enterococci (VSE) bacteraemia. METHODS: A...
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