Control of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus in health care facilities in a region.

Ostrowsky, B E

Control of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus in health care facilities in a region. [electronic resource] - The New England journal of medicine May 2001 - 1427-33 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

0028-4793

10.1056/NEJM200105103441903 doi


Adult
Anal Canal--microbiology
Anti-Bacterial Agents--therapeutic use
Case-Control Studies
Colony Count, Microbial
Digestive System--microbiology
Disease Transmission, Infectious--prevention & control
Enterococcus faecium--drug effects
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections--epidemiology
Health Facilities
Health Surveys
Humans
Infection Control--methods
Midwestern United States--epidemiology
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Vancomycin Resistance