Risk Factors and Outcomes of Vancomycin-Resistant vs. Vancomycin-Sensitive Enterococcal Blood Stream Infections in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia

BACKGROUND: Enterococci are commensal of the gastrointestinal tract known to cause blood stream infections (BSIs). Studies have shown increased mortality from enterococcal BSI in neutropenic patients, indicating Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcal (VRE) infections causing increased mortality. Whether...

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Autores principales: Addisu, Anteneh, Hackney, Noah, Nanjappa, Somya, Cheema, Asima, Greene, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631794/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.647

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631794/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.647

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