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| Kara,Ahu; Devrim,İlker; Bayram,Nuri; Katipoğlu,Nagehan; Kıran,Ezgi; Oruç,Yeliz; Demiray,Nevbahar; Apab,Hurşit; Gülfidan,Gamze. |
| Background:Vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization has been reported to increase the risk of developing infections, including bloodstream infections.Aim:In this study, we aimed to share our experience with the vancomycin-resistant enterococci bloodstream infections following gastrointestinal vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization in pediatric population during a period of 18 months.Method:A retrospective cohort of children admitted to a 400-bed tertiary teaching hospital in Izmir, Turkey whose vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization was newly detected during routine surveillances for gastrointestinal vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization during the period of January 2009 and December 2012 were included in this study. All... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Bloodstream infections; Colonization; Immunosupression; Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702015000100058 |
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| Carmona,F.; Prado,S.I.; Silva,M.F.I.; Gaspar,G.G.; Bellissimo-Rodrigues,F.; Martinez,R.; Matsuno,A.K.; Carlotti,A.P.C.P.. |
| The objective of this study is to retrospectively report the results of interventions for controlling a vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) outbreak in a tertiary-care pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of a University Hospital. After identification of the outbreak, interventions were made at the following levels: patient care, microbiological surveillance, and medical and nursing staff training. Data were collected from computer-based databases and from the electronic prescription system. Vancomycin use progressively increased after March 2008, peaking in August 2009. Five cases of VRE infection were identified, with 3 deaths. After the interventions, we noted a significant reduction in vancomycin prescription and use (75% reduction), and the last... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Infections; Antibiotics misuse; Drug resistance; Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012000200011 |
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