Nosocomial outbreak of Enteroccocus gallinarum: untaming of rare species of enterococci

An unusual increase in infections caused by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus gallinarum (VREG) was identified in May 2004, in a Colombian tertiary care teaching hospital. A case-control study was subsequently designed to identify risk factors associated with the development of infections due to the...

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Autores:

Contreras, G. A.
DiazGranados, C. A.
Cortes, L.
Reyes, J
Vanegas, S.
Panesso, Diana
Rincón, S.
Díaz, L.
Prada, G.
Murray, B. E.
Arias, C. A.

Tipo de recurso:

Article of journal

Fecha de publicación:

2008

Institución:

Universidad El Bosque

Repositorio:

Repositorio U. El Bosque

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:repositorio.unbosque.edu.co:20.500.12495/5321

Acceso en línea:

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12495/5321
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2008.07.012
https://repositorio.unbosque.edu.co

Palabra clave:

Enterococcus gallinarum
Infection control
Nosocomial infection
Outbreak
Vancomycin

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