Comparison of rectal and perirectal swabs for detection of colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci.

Patients whose gastrointestinal tracts are colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) may serve as a reservoir for nosocomial transmission. We compared the sensitivities and concordance of several methods used to detect VRE colonization. Eighty-two paired rectal and perirectal swabs were...

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Autores principales: Weinstein, J W, Tallapragada, S, Farrel, P, Dembry, L M
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Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: 1996
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC228765/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8748308
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