Trends and significance of VRE colonization in the ICU: a meta-analysis of published studies.

Trends and significance of VRE colonization in the ICU: a meta-analysis of published studies.

BACKGROUND: The burden and significance of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colonization in the ICU is not clearly understood. METHODS: We searched PubMed and EMBASE up to May 2013 for studies reporting the prevalence of VRE upon admission to the ICU and performed a meta-analysis to assess rat...

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Main Authors: Panayiotis D Ziakas, Rachana Thapa, Louis B Rice, Eleftherios Mylonakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3785502?pdf=render

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