Journal article
An outbreak of variably vancomycin dependent enterococcus
Abstract
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) can contribute significantly to the morbidity of immunocompromised patients. Vancomycin Dependent Enterococcus (VDE) has been rarely reported. We report a nosocomial cluster of Variably Vancomycin Dependent Enterococcus faecium (VVDE) in bone marrow transplant (BMT) patients. Between 6796 and 2/97 all routine surveillance bacterial cultures were negative for VRE. On 2/3/97, the first BMT patient developed …
Authors
Kirkpatrick BD; Dick J; Harrington S; Karandfil L; Marcellus D; Perl TM
Journal
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Vol. 25, No. 2,
Publication Date
December 1, 1997
ISSN
1058-4838