Outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a tertiary hospital: The lack of effect of measures directed mainly by surveillance cultures and differences in response between Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis
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UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO |
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19/10/2012
19/10/2012
2010
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To describe the effect of active surveillance to control vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) after an outbreak, 549 surveillance rectal cultures were performed in 308 patients (35% positive). An educational intervention to prevent transmission was implemented. Infection and colonization by VR-Enterococcus faecalis decreased, but Enterococcus faecium persisted despite control measures. Infections by VR-E faecalis fell to zero in 2008. We observed difficulties in controlling colonization with measures directed mainly by surveillance cultures and differences between responses of E faecium and E faecalis. Hospital Brigadeiro Instituto Adolfo Lutz |
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, v.38, n.5, p.406-409, 2010 0196-6553 http://producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/22189 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.08.010 |
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eng |
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MOSBY-ELSEVIER |
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American Journal of Infection Control |
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restrictedAccess Copyright MOSBY-ELSEVIER |
Palavras-Chave | #Vancomycin-resistant enterococci #surveillance cultures #infection control #Infectious Diseases |
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