Risk factors for acquisition of vancomycin-resistant enterococci among patients on a renal ward during a community hospital outbreak.

Beltrami, E M; Singer, D A; Fish, L; Manning, K; Young, S; Banerjee, S N; Baker, R; Jarvis, W R

Beltrami, E M; Singer, D A; Fish, L; Manning, K; Young, S; Banerjee, S N; Baker, R; Jarvis, W R.

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Beltrami EM; Hospital Infections Program, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.

Am J Infect Control ; 28(4): 282-5, 2000 Aug.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10926704

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Cross Infection/epidemiology; Cross Infection/microbiology; Enterococcus/isolation & purification; Hospitals, Community/statistics & numerical data; Urology Department, Hospital/statistics & numerical data; Vancomycin Resistance; APACHE; Adult; Aged; Analysis of Variance; Case-Control Studies; Cross Infection/prevention & control; Enterococcus/drug effects; Humans; Indiana/epidemiology; Middle Aged; Risk Factors

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Cross Infection / Urology Department, Hospital / Enterococcus / Vancomycin Resistance / Hospitals, Community Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Humans / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: Am J Infect Control Year: 2000 Document type: Article

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