Recommendations for Preventing the Spread of Vancomycin Resistance

The Timing of Prophylactic Administration of Antibiotics and the Risk of Surgical-Wound Infection

David C. Classen, R. Scott Evans, Stanley L. Pestotnik et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1992 · 1.8K citations

Medicine, Surgery, Antimicrobial Pharmacotherapy +15

Co-transfer of vancomycin and other resistance genes from<i>Enterococcus faecalis</i>NCTC 12201 to<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>

W. C. Noble, Zarina Virani, R. G. A. Cree · FEMS Microbiology Letters · 1992 · 627 citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Microbiology +12

A Randomized Trial Comparing Ceftazidime Alone with Combination Antibiotic Therapy in Cancer Patients with Fever and Neutropenia

Philip A. Pizzo, James W. Hathorn, John Hiemenz et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1986 · 593 citations

Pharmacy, Oncology, Pharmacotherapy +14

Outbreak of multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium with transferable vanB class vancomycin resistance

John M. Boyce, Steven M. Opal, Joseph W. Chow et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 1994 · 508 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

Hospital-acquired Infection with Vancomycin-resistant <i>Enterococcus faecium</i> Transmitted by Electronic Thermometers

Lawrence L. Livornese, Susan Dias, Carol Samel et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine · 1992 · 504 citations

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +15