First report of clinical and epidemiological characterisation of vancomycin-resistant enterococci from mainland China

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008 Sep;32(3):279-81. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.04.005. Epub 2008 Jul 9.

Authors

Bin Cao, Yingmei Liu, Shufan Song, Ran Li, Hui Wang, Chen Wang

PMID: 18614337
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.04.005

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Bacterial Proteins / genetics
Case-Control Studies
China / epidemiology
Cross Infection / epidemiology*
Cross Infection / microbiology
Cross Infection / mortality
Cross Infection / physiopathology
Enterococcus faecalis / drug effects*
Enterococcus faecalis / genetics
Enterococcus faecalis / isolation & purification
Enterococcus faecium / drug effects*
Enterococcus faecium / genetics
Enterococcus faecium / isolation & purification
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / epidemiology*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / mortality
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / physiopathology
Humans
Length of Stay
Multivariate Analysis
Risk Factors
Vancomycin / pharmacology
Vancomycin Resistance* / genetics

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacterial Proteins
Vancomycin