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Hospital acquired vancomycin resistant enterococci in surgical intensive care patients – a prospective longitudinal study

BACKGROUND: Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) occur with enhanced frequency in hospitalised patients. This study elucidates the prevalence of VRE on admission among surgical intensive care unit (SICU) patients, whether these patients are at special risk for VRE acquisition and which risk factor...

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Autores principales: Kampmeier, Stefanie, Kossow, Annelene, Clausen, Larissa Monika, Knaack, Dennis, Ertmer, Christian, Gottschalk, Antje, Freise, Hendrik, Mellmann, Alexander
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6108103/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30155243
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-018-0394-1