Screening for vancomycin-resistant enterococci with Xpert® vanA/vanB: diagnostic accuracy and impact on infection control decision making

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are increasingly important nosocomial pathogens and screening for colonization status is a mainstay in infection control. We implemented PCR-based screening during vanA-positive Enterococcus faecium outbreaks in four university hospitals in Copenhagen, Denmark....

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Autores principales: Holzknecht, B.J., Hansen, D.S., Nielsen, L., Kailow, A., Jarløv, J.O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5295639/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28203378
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2016.12.020

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5295639/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28203378
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2016.12.020

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