Abstract
Performing admission surveillance cultures is a resource-intensive strategy to identify asymptomatic patients with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) colonization. We measured VRE prevalence among children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit. Targeted surveillance captured 94% of VRE-colonized children and may be an effective strategy to identify VRE carriers and facilitate pediatric infection prevention strategies.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Baltimore / epidemiology
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Carrier State* / diagnosis
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Carrier State* / epidemiology
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Carrier State* / microbiology
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Culture Media
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Enterococcus / drug effects
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Enterococcus / isolation & purification*
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Female
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections* / diagnosis
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections* / epidemiology
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections* / microbiology
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Humans
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Infant
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Infection Control
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Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / statistics & numerical data*
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Male
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Mass Screening / methods
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Patient Admission / statistics & numerical data
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Population Surveillance / methods*
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Prevalence
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Vancomycin Resistance*
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Culture Media