A silent outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a neonatal intensive care unit

A silent outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a neonatal intensive care unit

Abstract Objective To describe the containment of a widespread silent outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE-fm) in the Tel-Aviv Medical Center (TASMC) neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Methods Setting - an NICU, participants - 49 cases of VRE-fm-colonized neonatal inpatients....

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Main Authors: Ronella Marom, Dror Mandel, Alon Haham, Irit Berger, Amit Ovental, Craig Raskind, Galia Grisaru-Soen, Amos Adler, Jonathan Lellouche, David Schwartz, Yehuda Carmeli, Vered Schechner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
Neonatal intensive care unit
Neonate
Infection
Screening
Outbreak
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-020-00755-0

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