Emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Switzerland: a nation-wide survey

This nation-wide survey on the epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) included 142 healthcare institutions and showed an increasing number of VRE colonizations and infections in Switzerland, probably for the most part due to nosocomial dissemination. The introduction and spread of a...

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Autores principales: Buetti, Niccolò, Wassilew, Nasstasja, Rion, Viktorija, Senn, Laurence, Gardiol, Céline, Widmer, Andreas, Marschall, Jonas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
Materias:
Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6337856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30675343
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-019-0466-x
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Sumario:This nation-wide survey on the epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) included 142 healthcare institutions and showed an increasing number of VRE colonizations and infections in Switzerland, probably for the most part due to nosocomial dissemination. The introduction and spread of a new clone, gaps in VRE screening policies as well as heterogeneity regarding the management of VRE clusters may be possible explanations. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1186/s13756-019-0466-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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