Incidence of and risk factors for infection or colonization of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in patients in the intensive care unit.

The prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colonization or infection in the hospital setting has increased globally. Many previous studies had analysed the risk factors for acquiring VRE, based on cross-sectional studies or prevalent cases. However, the actual incidence of and risk fac...

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Main Authors: Sung-Ching Pan, Jann-Tay Wang, Yee-Chun Chen, Yin-Yin Chang, Mei-Ling Chen, Shan-Chwen Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3468570?pdf=render