Epidemiology and control of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in a renal unit.

doi:10.1016/s0195-6701(98)90090-1

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Epidemiology and control of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in a renal unit.

The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Oct 1998

Brown A R, Amyes S G, Paton R, Plant W D, Stevenson G M, Winney R J, Miles R S

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This study reports an outbreak of infection and colonization caused by vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in the renal service of a large teaching hospital. The polymerase chain reaction and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis were used to study the epidemiology of 26/34 strains of vancomycin-re...

Topics

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Cross Infection
DNA, Bacterial
Disease Outbreaks
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Enterococcus faecalis
Enterococcus faecium
Genotype
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Hemodialysis Units, Hospital
Humans
Infection Control
Kidney Diseases
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Phenotype
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Scotland

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PMID: 9819690
DOI: 10.1016/s0195-6701(98)90090-1

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