Journal article
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) Transmission and Risk Factors in Contacts of VRE Carriers
Abstract
During a 2-year period, the vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) acquisition rate was 10.9% (40/368) in patients who had shared a room with a newly detected VRE carrier. Exposure to vancomycin and to anti-anaerobic antibiotics were identified as independent risk factors for VRE acquisition. Sensitivity of the first rectal VRE screening was less than 50%.
Authors
Kaki R; Yu Y; O’Neill C; Lee C; Mertz D
Journal
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 35, No. 7, pp. 876–879
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
July 2014
DOI
10.1086/676864
ISSN
0899-823X