Risk factors for vancomycin-resistant enterococci infection and mortality in colonized patients on intensive care unit admission

Youn Jeong Kim; Sang Il Kim; Yang Ree Kim; Ji Young Lee; Yeon Joon Park; Moon Won Kang

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.009

Risk factors for vancomycin-resistant enterococci infection and mortality in colonized patients on intensive care unit admission

Am J Infect Control. 2012 Dec;40(10):1018-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.009. Epub 2012 Apr 6.

Authors

Youn Jeong Kim¹, Sang Il Kim, Yang Ree Kim, Ji Young Lee, Yeon Joon Park, Moon Won Kang

Affiliation

¹ Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

PMID: 22483236
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.009

Abstract

This study examined the incidence of and risk factors for development of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infection and death in VRE-colonized patients in a medical intensive care unit. VRE colonization was identified in 184 patients (17.6%) in whom VRE perianal swab cultures were obtained. Of these, 28 (11.9%) developed VRE infection. Control of infectious sources is crucial to decrease development of VRE infections and optimize the survival of VRE-colonized patients.

MeSH terms

Anal Canal / microbiology
Cross Infection / epidemiology*
Cross Infection / microbiology
Cross Infection / mortality
Enterococcus / drug effects*
Enterococcus / isolation & purification
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / epidemiology*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / mortality
Humans
Incidence
Intensive Care Units
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Skin / microbiology
Survival Analysis
Vancomycin Resistance*