The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2005 · 29 citations · 25 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyAntimicrobial ResistanceInfectious Disease EpidemiologyMedical MicrobiologyAntibiotic ResistanceAntimicrobial TherapyBacterial InfectionsHealthcare-associated InfectionsNosocomial Infection EpidemiologyNosocomial InfectionsEnterococcal InfectionsEnterococciEnterococcus ResistanceInfection Risk FactorsLogistic RegressionNosocomial Bacterial InfectionsPrevalence Of Hospital InfectionsVancomycin-resistant Enterococci
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are important pathogens causing nosocomial infections, and there is reason for concern about their resistance and great ability to spread in hospital environments, especially intensive-care units (ICU). To determine the prevalence of rectal colonization by VRE, and the risk factors associated with their presence, rectal surveillance swabs were taken from patients under treatment in two intensive-care units (one medical and another both medical and surgical) at São Paulo Hospital, over a two-year period. Thirty-three percent of the 147 patients evaluated had VRE. The only significant variable in the logistic regression was the length of stay in the ICU.
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