Cytotoxic Activity of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Isolated from Hospitalised Patients [PDF]
PathogensVancomycin-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 +2 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 DiseasesBackground 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 +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 ONEBackgroundCancer 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 +5 more
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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 +8 more
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Novelty in Biomedicine, 2021 Background: Antibiotic resistance is an important cause of treatment failure and re-infection in enterococci. In this study, the frequency of phenotype and genotype of Van A-B genes in Vancomycin resistant enterococcus isolated from a clinical sample of ...
Abdolreza Javadi +6 more
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Vancomycinrezisztens Enterococcusok megjelenése sebészeti intenzív osztályon [PDF]
, 2015 INTRODUCTION: Enterococci have increasing importance in intensive care units, and vancomycin-resistant strains express a new challenge. AIM: The aim of the authors was to present their findings obtained from the first vancomycin-resistant enterococci ...
Bozó, Anna +5 more
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Enterococci and Vancomycin Resistance [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1998 The frequency of infections with multiply antibiotic-resistant gram-positive bacteria is increasing, and in some cases these organisms remain susceptible only to the glycopeptides vancomycin and teicoplanin. The appearance of transferable high-level glycopeptide resistance in enterococci--producing some strains that are now resistant to all available ...
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An evaluation of the prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospital food [PDF]
, 2013 Los artículos que componen este libro ilustran desde múltiples puntos de vista el concepto de patrimonio biocultural. El contenido de la publicación se estructura en tres espacios sintetizados en las problemáticas asociadas al patrimonio biológico y ...
Becerra Montané, Rocío - Autor/a +20 more
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Environmental contamination by vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) in Swedish broiler production
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2009 Background Vancomycin resistant enterococci are a frequent cause of nosocomial infections and their presence among farm animals is unwanted. Using media supplemented with vancomycin an increase in the proportion of samples from Swedish broilers positive ...
Nilsson Oskar +2 more
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Measures to eradicate multidrug-resistant organism outbreaks: How much does it cost? [PDF]
, 2015 This study aimed to assess the economic burden of infection control measures that succeeded in eradicating multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in emerging epidemic contexts in hospital settings.
Birgand, GJC +6 more
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