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Am J Infect Control · Aug 2012
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium outbreak caused by patient transfer in 2 separate intensive care units.
- Shin Young Park, Ji-Hea Kang, Jin-Hee Kim, Sae Bom Kim, Sue-Yun Kim, Yoon Soo Park, and Yiel-Hea Seo.
- Infection Control Unit, Gachon University of Medicine and Science Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
- Am J Infect Control. 2012 Aug 1; 40 (6): 565-7.
AbstractThis report describes an outbreak involving vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium colonization in 2 separate intensive care units (ICUs). Outbreak investigation including pulsed-field gel electrophoresis demonstrated that transfer of a vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium colonized patient between ICUs contributed to the outbreaks that occurred simultaneously in 2 separate ICUs.Copyright © 2012 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
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