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Assessing the intestinal carriage rates of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) at a tertiary care hospital in Hungary.
Folia microbiologica - 1 Jun 2020
Franyó Dorottya, Kocsi Balázs, Bukta Evelin Erzsébet, Szabó Judit, Dombrádi Zsuzsanna
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Excessive use of antibiotics contributes to the selection of resistant bacteria and intestinal colonization with multiresistant pathogens poses a risk factor for subsequent infections. The present study assessed vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) carriage rates in patients admitted to our tertiary care hospital. Stool samples sent for routine culturing were screened with vancomycin containing solid or broth...
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