Vancomycin-resistant enterococci in neonatal stool as a cause of septicemia: Challenges for infection control practices

被引：3

作者：

Kaushal, Satyendra ^{[1
]}

Banerjee, Tuhina ^{[1
]}

Anupurba, Shampa ^{[1
]}

Kumar, Ashok ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Banaras Hindu Univ, Inst Med Sci, Dept Microbiol, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India

[2] Banaras Hindu Univ, Inst Med Sci, Dept Pediat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

来源：

INDIAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY | 2016年 / 59卷 / 04期

关键词：

Infection control; neonatal Intensive Care Unit; septicemia; vancomycin-resistant enterococci;

D O I：

10.4103/0377-4929.191802

中图分类号：

R36 [病理学];

学科分类号：

100104 ;

摘要：

The increasing reports of vancomycin-resistant enterococci ( VRE) as a cause of neonatal septicemia are of recent interest. However, in majority of the cases, the source of VRE could not be located. As a consequence, the real importance of VRE and its control measures is undermined. Herein, we report a case of neonatal septicemia due to VRE ( Enterococcus faecalis) of vanA genotype with VRE carriage in stool of the neonates as a possible source of sepsis. The report put forwards some lacunae in the infection control practices that are presently followed in the country.

引用

页码：548 / 550

页数：3