Decolonization of gastrointestinal carriage of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium: case series and review of literature

BACKGROUND: Prolonged asymptomatic carriage of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in the gastrointestinal tract and the lack of effective decolonization regimen perpetuate the endemicity of VRE in the healthcare settings. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a regimen for decolonization of gastrointesti...

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Autores principales: Cheng, Vincent CC, Chen, Jonathan HK, Tai, Josepha WM, Wong, Sally CY, Poon, Rosana WS, Hung, Ivan FN, To, Kelvin KW, Chan, Jasper FW, Ho, Pak-Leung, Lo, Chung-Mau, Yuen, Kwok-Yung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4180964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25248287
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-514

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4180964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25248287
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-514

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