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Internal medicine journal · Aug 2004
Rate of nosocomial transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci from isolated patients.
- A C Cheng, G Harrington, P Russo, L Liolios, and D Spelman.
- Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Unit, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. allenc@menzies.edu.au
- Intern Med J. 2004 Aug 1; 34 (8): 510-2.
AbstractTo evaluate an isolation policy for patients colonised with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), we instituted active surveillance for transmission to uncolonised patients. Surveillance rectal swabs were taken and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis was performed on positive isolates. VRE transmission with an identical genotype occurred in 5 patients, giving a transmission rate of 3.7 per 1000 patient days, or 1 patient per ward each week. The present study provides a baseline for -assessment of VRE transmission and will be useful in evaluation of the effectiveness of infection control interventions.
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