Clearance of infant vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium carriage after a neonatal inpatient outbreak - 01/10/16
Doi : 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.032
David M. Lister, MBBS, MPH a, Kenneth Tan, PhD, FRACP b, c, Elizabeth Carse, FRACP b, Rhonda L. Stuart, PhD, FRACP a, c, d, * 
a Monash Infectious Diseases, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
b Monash Children's Hospital, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
c Department of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
d Department of Infection Prevention and Epidemiology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
*Address correspondence to Rhonda L. Stuart, PhD, FRACP, Monash Infectious Diseases, Monash Health, 246 Clayton Rd, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia. (R.L. Stuart).Monash Infectious DiseasesMonash Health246 Clayton RdClaytonVictoria3168Australia
Abstract |
A follow-up cohort study was undertaken to document clearance of fecal vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium carriage in 19 infants colonized during a hospital outbreak. By the conclusion of the 14-month study period, all participants had returned terminal negative fecal specimens, supporting the hypothesis that carriage is transient in this population.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Neonates, Colonization, Multi-resistant organisms
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Vol 44 - N° 10
P. 1172-1173 - octobre 2016 Retour au numéro
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