Healthcare-associated vancomycin resistant <italic>Enterococcus faecium</italic> infections in the Mansoura University Hospitals intensive care units, Egypt

<p>Vancomycin resistant <italic>Enterococcus faecium</italic> (VREF) ia an emerging and challenging nosocomial pathogen. This study aimed to determine the prevalence, risk factors and clonal relationships between different VREF isolates in the intensive care units (ICUs) of the uni...

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Main Authors: Dalia Moemen, Doaa Tawfeek, Wafaa Badawy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2015-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
ICU
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822015000300777&lng=en&tlng=en