Incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of nosocomial Enterococcus spp. bloodstream infections in a tertiary-care hospital in Beijing, China: a four-year retrospective study

Incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of nosocomial Enterococcus spp. bloodstream infections in a tertiary-care hospital in Beijing, China: a four-year retrospective study

Abstract Background Enterococcus spp. are the common cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections (BSIs) with high morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to characterize the incidence, clinical and microbiological features, and mortality of nosocomial enterococcal BSIs at a large Chine...

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Main Authors: Yangyang Zhang, Mingmei Du, Yan Chang, Liang-an Chen, Qing Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Enterococcus
Nosocomial bloodstream infection
Bacteraemia
Epidemiology
Mortality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0231-y

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