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Outbreak of hospital-adapted clonal complex-17 vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium strain in a haematology unit: role of rapid typing for early control

A. Deplano, Olivier Denis, C. Nonhoff, F. Rost, B. Byl, F. Jacobs, Vanessa Vankerckhoven, Herman Goossens, Marc Struelens

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 2007 · 32 citations · 25 references

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Rapid typing and infection control measures, including early reinforcement of barrier precautions combined with weekly rectal surveillance cultures, were followed by control of nosocomial spread of this VREF clone.

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