First outbreak of linezolid-resistant vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in an Irish hospital, February to September 2014.
J Hosp Infect
; 91(4): 367-70, 2015 Dec.
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An outbreak of linezolid-resistant vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (LRVREfm) occurred in the hepatology ward of a tertiary referral hospital in Ireland between February and September 2014. LRVREfm was isolated from 15 patients; pulsed-field gel electrophoresis confirmed spread of a single clone. This is the first report of an outbreak of linezolid-resistant vancomycin-resistant enterococcus in Ireland.
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Assunto principal:
Infecção Hospitalar
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Surtos de Doenças
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Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Positivas
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Enterococcus faecium
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Enterococos Resistentes à Vancomicina
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Linezolida
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Antibacterianos
Limite:
Humans
País como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article