背景：Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci（VRE）は，接触感染による伝播で集団発生をきたすことがある．今回，我々は日本のがんセンターにおけるVREアウトブレイクを経験した．本稿では，がんセンターにおけるVRE伝播の経路およびVRE獲得に関するリスク因子を報告する．

Studies in a variety of U.S. clinical laboratories have demonstrated difficulty in detecting intermediate and low-level vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). The misclassification of "at least intermediate resistant isolates" as vancomycin susceptible may have both clinical implications and a negative impact on measures to control the spread of VRE. No published study has assessed the ability...

Objectives: Early detection of vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) colonization in hospitalized patients plays an important role in controlling enterococcal infections. For this purpose, the detection of VRE from rectal swab specimens can be performed with various methods. Methods: In this study, VRE colonization in the rectal swab samples of patients from intensive care units, burn unit, an...

In contrast to expanded-spectrum cephalosporins, beta-lactam-beta-lactamase inhibitor combinations such as piperacillin-tazobactam have rarely been associated with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) colonization and infection. In mice, piperacillin-tazobactam has sufficient antienterococcal activity to inhibit the establishment of colonization during treatment, but this effect has not been...

BACKGROUND Prior data suggest that vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) bacteremia is associated with worse outcomes than vancomycin-sensitive Enterococcus (VSE) bacteremia. However, many studies evaluating such outcomes were conducted prior to the availability of effective VRE therapies. OBJECTIVE To systematically review VRE and VSE bacteremia outcomes among hospital patients in the era of...

Background: Three chromogenic media using direct inoculation were compared with enriched enterococcosel broth for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium and/or Enterococcus faecalis (VRE) surveillance. Methods: A total of 174 rectal swabs were included for VRE surveillance. The specimens were transferred in enterococcosel broth (EB). An aliquot of the broth was inoculated onto Brilliance VRE...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the effect of meteorological conditions and geographical location on bacterial colonization rates particularly of antibiotic-resistant Gram-positive bacteria. We aimed to evaluate the effect of season, meteorological factors, and geographic location on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colonization. M...

OBJECTIVE To examine use of third-generation cephalosporins (3GCs) alone and in association with vancomycin hydrochloride as a risk factor for vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) infection in surgical patients. DESIGN Case-control retrospective study analyzing antibiotic use in the 30 days preceding culture of VRE or vancomycin-sensitive enterococcus from an infected site. SETTING A lar...

INTRODUCTION We retrospectively evaluated the rates of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colonization and VRE-related infections in patients with hematological malignancies. METHODOLOGY All patients in the hematology department of the Ministry of Health Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, an 800-bed tertiary hospital in İstanbul, Turkey, older than 14 years of age and who developed...