| Literature DB >> 9475348 |
Y Carmeli, L Venkataraman, P C DeGirolami, D A Lichtenberg, A W Karchmer, M H Samore.
Abstract
We examined the carriage of selected resistant bacteria in the stools of healthcare workers who provided direct patient care. Neither vancomycin-resistant enterococci, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, nor Clostridium difficile was recovered from the 55 stool specimens collected. A ceftazidime-resistant Citrobacter freundii was isolated from one specimen. We conclude that the stool of healthcare workers is colonized infrequently with these resistant organisms.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9475348 DOI: 10.1086/647705
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ISSN: 0899-823X Impact factor: 3.254