Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus co-colonization rates with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile in critically ill veterans

Linda McKinley; Benjamin Becerra; Helene Moriarty; Thomas H. Short; Mary Hagle; Abigail Reymann; Susan Valentine; Megan Duster; Simone Warrack; Nasia Safdar

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.02.005

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus co-colonization rates with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile in critically ill veterans

Linda McKinley
, Benjamin Becerra
, Helene Moriarty
, Thomas H. Short
, Mary Hagle
, Abigail Reymann
, Susan Valentine
, Megan Duster
, Simone Warrack
, Nasia Safdar

Cardiopulmonary Sciences

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A prospective study was conducted to identify risk factors for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, including co-colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile infection in patients admitted to the intensive care unit in 2 Veterans Affairs facilities. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile infection co-colonization were significant risk factors for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus colonization. Further studies are needed to identify measures for preventing co-colonization of these major organisms in veterans.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1047-1049
Number of pages	3
Journal	AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume	44
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.02.005
State	Published - Sep 1 2016

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Epidemiology
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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Intensive care unit
Isolation
Screening

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McKinley, L., Becerra, B., Moriarty, H., Short, T. H., Hagle, M., Reymann, A., Valentine, S., Duster, M., Warrack, S., & Safdar, N. (2016). Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus co-colonization rates with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile in critically ill veterans. AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control, 44(9), 1047-1049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.02.005

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus co-colonization rates with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile in critically ill veterans. / McKinley, Linda; Becerra, Benjamin; Moriarty, Helene et al.
In: AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control, Vol. 44, No. 9, 01.09.2016, p. 1047-1049.

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McKinley, L, Becerra, B, Moriarty, H, Short, TH, Hagle, M, Reymann, A, Valentine, S, Duster, M, Warrack, S & Safdar, N 2016, 'Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus co-colonization rates with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile in critically ill veterans', AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control, vol. 44, no. 9, pp. 1047-1049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.02.005

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