Decolonization of gastrointestinal carriage of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium: case series and review of literature
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Decolonization of gastrointestinal carriage of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium: case series and review of literature
BACKGROUND Prolonged asymptomatic carriage of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in the gastrointestinal tract and the lack of effective decolonization regimen perpetuate the endemicity of VRE in the healthcare settings. CASE PRESENTATION We report a regimen for decolonization of gastrointestinal carriage of VRE by a combination of environmental disinfection, patient isolation, bowel prep...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Infectious Diseases
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-514