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Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Outbreak, Germany, and Calculation of Outbreak Start
On the basis of a large outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a German university hospital, we estimated costs (≈1 million Euros) that could have been avoided by early detection of the imminent outbreak. For this purpose, we demonstrate an easy-to-use statistical method.
Autores principales: | Sagel, Ulrich, Schulte, Berit, Heeg, Peter, Borgmann, Stefan |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600185/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18258130 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1402.070752 |
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