Epidemiology of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Canadian Hospitals (CANWARD Study, 2007 to 2013)

Of 1,927 Enterococcus species isolates collected across Canada from 2007 to 2013, 80 (4.2%) were identified as vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). VRE infections during this time tripled in Canadian hospitals, from 1.8% to 6.0% (P = 0.03). All VRE were Enterococcus faecium, with 90% possessing v...

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Published in:Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Main Authors: Simner, P. J., Adam, H., Baxter, M., McCracken, M., Golding, G., Karlowsky, J. A., Nichol, K., Lagacé-Wiens, P., Gilmour, M. W., Hoban, D. J., Zhanel, G. G.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4468682/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25896693
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.00384-15
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