Nosocomial outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium at a German university pediatric hospital.

Elsner, H A

Nosocomial outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium at a German university pediatric hospital. [electronic resource] - International journal of hygiene and environmental health Oct 2000 - 147-52 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

1438-4639

10.1078/S1438-4639(04)70020-6 doi


Child, Preschool
Cross Infection--epidemiology
DNA Primers
Disease Outbreaks
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Enterococcus faecium--genetics
Female
Germany--epidemiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections--epidemiology
Hospitals, Pediatric
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Vancomycin Resistance