Prevalence and acquisition of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a medical intensive care unit. |
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| Authors: | David Gardiner Sheila Murphey Elizabeth Ossman Donald Jungkind |
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| Affiliation: | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Patients admitted to a medical intensive care unit during 21 days had rectal and urine samples cultured for vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). The prevalence rate was 55.3%. Only enteral feedings were associated with acquisition of VRE. One-quarter of VRE transmission resulted from acquisition in the study unit, 35% arrived from other units, and 15% from other hospitals. |
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