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Cytotoxic Activity of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Isolated from Hospitalised Patients [PDF]

Pathogens
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are considered one of the main nosocomial pathogens due to their increasing antibiotic resistance and ability to cause life-threatening infections in humans.
Ewa Szczuka, Dominika Rolnicka, Maria Wesołowska   +2 more
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Risk of vancomycin-resistant enterococci bloodstream infection among patients colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococci [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
Background: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization has been reported to increase the risk of developing infections, including bloodstream infections.
Ahu Kara, İlker Devrim, Nuri Bayram, Nagehan Katipoğlu, Ezgi Kıran, Yeliz Oruç, Nevbahar Demiray, Hurşit Apa, Gamze Gülfidan   +8 more
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Transplantation of a kidney from a donor with vancomycin-resistant Enterococci

Korean Journal of Transplantation, 2020
The colonization of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci before and after solid organ transplantation is associated with an increased risk of its infection.
Ji Hye Lim, Chan Jung Kim, Ju Hwan Oh, A Young Cho, Mi Ok Chang, Young Suk Kim, Kwang Young Lee, In O Sun   +7 more
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Global landscape of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background One of the main risks of infection after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is infection by gram-positive bacteria, including vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE).
Seyed Pooria Tadayon Nabavi, Mohsen Chamanara, Arasb Dabbagh Moghaddam, Mahdi Ghorbani, Reza Heidari, Mehdi Shakouri Khomartash, Javad Behroozi, Farhad Motavalli, Ali Shakerimoghaddam   +8 more
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Colonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci and its associated factors in cancer patients at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
BackgroundCancer patients are predisposed to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci colonization. However, the prevalence of these pathogens among cancer cases in Northwestern Ethiopia remains underreported ...
Eden Getaneh Mekonnen, Abebe Birhanu, Mulugeta Yimer, Segenet Bizuneh, Mucheye Gizachew, Baye Gelaw   +5 more
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Isolation and Identification of Probiotics with Antagonistic Effect on Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci [PDF]

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2022
Background: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci are considered as a serious problem owing to limited selective therapies necessitating alternative antibiotic therapies.
Behnaz Zanganeh-Kamali, Dariush Shokri, Seyed Mahdi Ghasemi   +2 more
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MAGNITUDE OF VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS FECAL COLONIZATION AND BACTEREMIA IN PATIENTS WITH HEMATOLOGICAL DISEASES AT TERTIARY BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT CENTRE RAWALPINDI

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021
Objective: To discover the frequency of vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) fecal colonization and subsequent bacteremia in patients with hematological diseases in a bone marrow transplant center. Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Nargis Sabir, Luqman Satti, Abeera Ahmed, Gohar Zaman, Raheel Iftikhar, Nasir Ud Din   +5 more
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Gold nanoparticles: An offer to control of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in wastewater [PDF]

Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research, 2020
Industrial wastewater is one of the most dangerous and important sources of bacterial pathogens. This study aimed to determine the frequency of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in samples taken from wastewater plants of Golestan Province, Iran, and
Niayesh Enayatimoghaddam, Leila Fozouni, Ania Ahani Azari   +2 more
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Two Screening Assays to Detect Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus spp.

Microbiology Research, 2022
Enterococci have become major nosocomial pathogens. An increasing number of these infections are as a result of vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Accurate detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) is important, so that appropriate therapy and ...
Beniamino T. Cenci-Goga, Musafiri Karama, Saeed El-Ashram, Cristina Saraiva, Juan García-Díez, Athanasios Chalias, Luca Grispoldi   +6 more
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Vancomycin resistant Enterococci and its associated factors among HIV infected patients on anti-retroviral therapy in Ethiopia.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundThe emergence of vancomycin resistant Enterococci (VRE) has alarmed the global community due to its tendency for colonization of the gastrointestinal tract.
Belayneh Regasa Dadi, Zerihun Solomon, Mheret Tesfaye   +2 more
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