Risk factors for vancomycin-resistant enterococci infection and mortality in colonized patients on intensive care unit admission

被引：28

作者：

Kim, Youn Jeong ^{[1
,2
]}

Kim, Sang Il ^{[1
,2
]}

Kim, Yang Ree ^{[1
,2
]}

Lee, Ji Young ^{[2
]}

Park, Yeon Joon ^{[3
]}

Kang, Moon Won ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Catholic Univ Korea, Dept Internal Med, Coll Med, Div Infect Dis, Seoul 137701, South Korea

[2] Catholic Univ Korea, Coll Med, Seoul St Marys Hosp, Infect Control Dept, Seoul 137701, South Korea

[3] Catholic Univ Korea, Coll Med, Dept Lab Med, Seoul 137701, South Korea

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL | 2012年 / 40卷 / 10期

关键词：

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci; Intensive care unit; Surveillance; BLOOD-STREAM INFECTION;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.009

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

This study examined the incidence of and risk factors for development of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infection and death in VRE-colonized patients in a medical intensive care unit. VRE colonization was identified in 184 patients (17.6%) in whom VRE perianal swab cultures were obtained. Of these, 28 (11.9%) developed VRE infection. Control of infectious sources is crucial to decrease development of VRE infections and optimize the survival of VRE-colonized patients. Copyright (C) 2012 by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：1018 / 1019

页数：2

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