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Patient- and hospital-level predictors of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) bacteremia in Ontario, Canada

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Data are limited on risk factors for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) bacteremia. METHODS: All patients with a confirmed VRE bacteremia in Ontario, Canada, between January 2009 and December 2013 were linked to provincial healthcare administrative data sources and frequency matched to 3 controls based on age, sex, and aggregated diagnosis group. Associations between predictors and VRE bacteremia were estimated by generalized …

Authors

Johnstone J; Chen C; Rosella L; Adomako K; Policarpio ME; Lam F; Prematunge C; Garber G; Investigators OV; Evans GA

Journal

American Journal of Infection Control, Vol. 46, No. 11, pp. 1266–1271

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

11 2018

DOI

10.1016/j.ajic.2018.05.003

ISSN

0196-6553