Prevalence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus fecal colonization among kidney transplant patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>End stage renal disease patients are at risk of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) infections. The first reports of VRE isolation were from hemodialysis patients. However, to date, VRE fecal colonization rates as well as associa...

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Main Authors: Barbosa Dulce, Pacheco-Silva Alvaro, Freitas Maria, Silbert Suzane, Sader Hélio, Sesso Ricardo, Camargo Luis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/6/133