Emergence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.

Khan, E

Emergence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. [electronic resource] - The Journal of hospital infection Dec 2002 - 292-6 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

0195-6701

10.1053/jhin.2002.1315 doi


Adult
Bacterial Proteins--genetics
Bacterial Typing Techniques--methods
Carbon-Oxygen Ligases--genetics
Communicable Diseases, Emerging--epidemiology
Cross Infection--epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks--statistics & numerical data
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Enterococcus faecium--classification
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections--epidemiology
Hospitals, Teaching
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infection Control--methods
Intensive Care Units
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Length of Stay--statistics & numerical data
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Pakistan--epidemiology
Polymerase Chain Reaction--methods
Vancomycin Resistance