Resistance Mechanisms, Epidemiology, and Approaches to Screening for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus in the Health Care Setting.
J Clin Microbiol
; 54(10): 2436-47, 2016 10.
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| ID: mdl-27147728
ABSTRACT
Infections attributable to vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) strains have become increasingly prevalent over the past decade. Prompt identification of colonized patients combined with effective multifaceted infection control practices can reduce the transmission of VRE and aid in the prevention of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). Increasingly, the clinical microbiology laboratory is being asked to support infection control efforts through the early identification of potential patient or environmental reservoirs. This review discusses the factors that contribute to the rise of VRE as an important health care-associated pathogen, the utility of laboratory screening and various infection control strategies, and the available laboratory methods to identify VRE in clinical specimens.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Programas de Rastreamento
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Infecção Hospitalar
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Controle de Infecções
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Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Positivas
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Transmissão de Doença Infecciosa
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Enterococos Resistentes à Vancomicina
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Instalações de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Microbiol
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos