Citation
Me. Rupp et al., Outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a neonatal intensive care unit, INFECT CONT, 22(5), 2001, pp. 301-303
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Envirnomentale Medicine & Public Health
Journal title
INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
ISSN journal
0899823X
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Volume
22
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
301 - 303
Database
ISI
SICI code
0899-823X(200105)22:5<301:OOVEFI>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
An outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium involving 28 infan
ts in a neonatal intensive care unit was observed. Successful control of th
e outbreak was achieved following use of patient and staff cohorting, conta
ct isolation precautions, patient and environmental surveillance cultures,
environmental decontamination, molecular typing, introduction of an alcohol
-based hand disinfectant, and decreased use of vancomycin (Infect Control H
osp Epidemiol 2001;22:301-303).