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Impact of a vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) screening result on appropriateness of antibiotic therapy
OBJECTIVE: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) infections have been associated with increased mortality and poor outcomes. VRE screening has been used to identify colonized patients to prevent transmission; however, little is known about the utility of screening results to guide antibiotic thera...
Autores principales: | Reynolds, Jenna L., Trudeau, Raelene E., Seville, Maria Teresa, Chan, Lynn |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9495624/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36168474 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ash.2021.215 |
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