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| Metallidis,Simeon; Chatzidimitriou,Maria; Tsona,Afroditi; Bisiklis,Alexandros; Lazaraki,Georgia; Koumentaki,Eleni; Gikas,Ahilleas; Alexiou-Daniel,Stela; Nikolaidis,Pavlos. |
| OBJECTIVE: Determine the prevalence of Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colonizing the intestinal tract of hospitalized patients and define risk factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A point prevalence survey of VRE fecal carriage was carried out among patients who stayed at a 600-bed teaching hospital for at least two days. Resistance to vancomycin was detected by the E-test method. Epidemiological data was recorded for all patients included in the study and was used for the risk factor analysis. RESULTS: A total of 128 patients hospitalized for at least two days were enrolled in this investigation. Thirty-nine patients (30.5%) were colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Twenty-three of the 39 strains were identified as Enterococcus faecium, 13... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci; Inestinal tract; Hospitalized patients. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702006000300005 |
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