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Reality check: should we try to detect and isolate vancomycin-resistant enterococci patients?

B Ostrowsky1, J T Steinberg, B Farr, A H Sohn, R L Sinkowitz-Cochran, W R Jarvis.   

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Antimicrobial resistance, including vancomycin resistance in enterococci (VRE), is a growing problem in healthcare facilities. This "Reality Check" session focused on the question of whether we should try to detect and isolate patients colonized or infected with VRE.

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Year:  2001        PMID: 11232874     DOI: 10.1086/501874

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol        ISSN: 0899-823X            Impact factor:   3.254


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Authors:  Jason A Trubiano; Leon J Worth; Karin A Thursky; Monica A Slavin
Journal:  Br J Clin Pharmacol       Date:  2015-02       Impact factor: 4.335

2.  Large variation in MRSA policies, procedures and prevalence in English intensive care units: a questionnaire analysis.

Authors:  Janeane Hails; Felicia Kwaku; A Peter Wilson; Geoff Bellingan; Mervyn Singer
Journal:  Intensive Care Med       Date:  2003-01-31       Impact factor: 17.440

3.  Distribution and drug resistance of pathogenic bacteria in emergency patients.

Authors:  Wei Huai; Qing-Bian Ma; Jia-Jia Zheng; Yang Zhao; Qiang-Rong Zhai
Journal:  World J Clin Cases       Date:  2019-10-26       Impact factor: 1.337

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