Prospective infection surveillance and systematic screening for vancomycin-resistant enterococci in hematologic and oncologic patients - findings of a German tertiary care center.
J Glob Antimicrob Resist
; 22: 102-105, 2020 09.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32092477
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are emerging multidrug-resistant bacteria. They can cause serious nosocomial infections, especially in immunocompromised patients. OBJECTIVES ANDMETHODS:
In this study, we aimed to determine the burden of intestinal VRE colonization and clinically relevant infection in adult hematologic and oncologic patients at a tertiary care clinic in Germany based on prospective infection surveillance and an active screening program.RESULTS:
In a 12 month period, 132 of 555 patients had intestinal VRE-colonization (23.8%) and four patients (0.7% of the entire cohort, and 3.0% of those colonized with VRE) developed a nosocomial infection with VRE.CONCLUSIONS:
The prospective surveillance and active screening for VRE was very useful to determine the true ratio of intestinal colonization to infection and thus helps to shape infection control management.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
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Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
J Glob Antimicrob Resist
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article