Utility of direct, real-time PCR in the management of a nosocomial outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (vanB genotype)

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008 Apr;27(4):321-2. doi: 10.1007/s10096-007-0432-z. Epub 2007 Dec 18.

Authors

H A Al-Mohri¹, M A Tadros, L Louie, M Vearncombe, A E Simor

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, B103-2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.

PMID: 18087735
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0432-z

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Cross Infection / epidemiology*
Cross Infection / microbiology*
Disease Outbreaks*
Enterococcus faecium / drug effects*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Humans
Polymerase Chain Reaction*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Vancomycin Resistance*