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The effect of vancomycin and third-generation cephalosporins on prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in 126 U.S. adult intensive care units.

Fridkin SK, Edwards JR, Courval JM, Hill H, Tenover FC, Lawton R, Gaynes RP, McGowan JE Jr; Intensive Care Antimicrobial Resistance Epidemiology (ICARE) Project and the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) System Hospitals.

Ann Intern Med. 2001 Aug 7;135(3):175-83.PMID: 11487484 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci in intensive care units: high frequency of stool carriage during a non-outbreak period.

Ostrowsky BE, Venkataraman L, D'Agata EM, Gold HS, DeGirolami PC, Samore MH.

Arch Intern Med. 1999 Jul 12;159(13):1467-72.PMID: 10399898 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Monitoring antimicrobial use and resistance: comparison with a national benchmark on reducing vancomycin use and vancomycin-resistant enterococci.

Fridkin SK, Lawton R, Edwards JR, Tenover FC, McGowan JE Jr, Gaynes RP; Intensive Care Antimicrobial Resistance Epidemiology Project; National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance Systems Hospitals.

Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Jul;8(7):702-7.PMID: 12095438 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A comparison of the effect of universal use of gloves and gowns with that of glove use alone on acquisition of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a medical intensive care unit.

Slaughter S, Hayden MK, Nathan C, Hu TC, Rice T, Van Voorhis J, Matushek M, Franklin C, Weinstein RA.

Ann Intern Med. 1996 Sep 15;125(6):448-56.PMID: 8779456 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Outcome of a screening program for vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a hospital in Victoria.

Grayson ML, Grabsch EA, Johnson PD, Olden D, Aberline M, Li HY, Hogg G, Abbott M, Kerr PG.

Med J Aust. 1999 Aug 2;171(3):133-6.PMID: 10474604 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The incidence of and clinical variables associated with vancomycin-resistant enterococcal colonization in mechanically ventilated patients.

Bhorade SM, Christenson J, Pohlman AS, Arnow PM, Hall JB.

Chest. 1999 Apr;115(4):1085-91.PMID: 10208212 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

External sources of vancomycin-resistant enterococci for intensive care units.

Bonten MJ, Slaughter S, Hayden MK, Nathan C, van Voorhis J, Weinstein RA.

Crit Care Med. 1998 Dec;26(12):2001-4.PMID: 9875911 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Resistant enterococci: a prospective study of prevalence, incidence, and factors associated with colonization in a university hospital.

Weinstein JW, Roe M, Towns M, Sanders L, Thorpe JJ, Corey GR, Sexton DJ.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1996 Jan;17(1):36-41.PMID: 8789685 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Third-generation cephalosporins and vancomycin as risk factors for postoperative vancomycin-resistant enterococcus infection.

Dahms RA, Johnson EM, Statz CL, Lee JT, Dunn DL, Beilman GJ.

Arch Surg. 1998 Dec;133(12):1343-6.PMID: 9865653 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci.

McGeer AJ, Low DE.

Semin Respir Infect. 2000 Dec;15(4):314-26. Review.PMID: 11220414 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Role of environmental contamination as a risk factor for acquisition of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in patients treated in a medical intensive care unit.

Martínez JA, Ruthazer R, Hansjosten K, Barefoot L, Snydman DR.

Arch Intern Med. 2003 Sep 8;163(16):1905-12.PMID: 12963563 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Infection-control measures reduce transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in an endemic setting.

Montecalvo MA, Jarvis WR, Uman J, Shay DK, Petrullo C, Rodney K, Gedris C, Horowitz HW, Wormser GP.

Ann Intern Med. 1999 Aug 17;131(4):269-72.PMID: 10454948 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Reduction of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infections by limitation of broad-spectrum cephalosporin use in a trauma and burn intensive care unit.

May AK, Melton SM, McGwin G, Cross JM, Moser SA, Rue LW.

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Risk factors for new detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in acute-care hospitals that employ strict infection control procedures.

Padiglione AA, Wolfe R, Grabsch EA, Olden D, Pearson S, Franklin C, Spelman D, Mayall B, Johnson PD, Grayson ML.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2003 Aug;47(8):2492-8.PMID: 12878510 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Factors associated with acquisition of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in roommate contacts of patients colonized or infected with VRE in a tertiary care hospital.

Zhou Q, Moore C, Eden S, Tong A, McGeer A; Mount Sinai Hospital Infection Control Team.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 May;29(5):398-403.PMID: 18419360 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Acquisition of vancomycin-resistant enterococci during scheduled antimicrobial rotation in an intensive care unit.

Puzniak LA, Mayfield J, Leet T, Kollef M, Mundy LM.

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A prospective study to determine whether cover gowns in addition to gloves decrease nosocomial transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in an intensive care unit.

Srinivasan A, Song X, Ross T, Merz W, Brower R, Perl TM.

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Does vancomycin prescribing intervention affect vancomycin-resistant enterococcus infection and colonization in hospitals? A systematic review.

de Bruin MA, Riley LW.

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Prior environmental contamination increases the risk of acquisition of vancomycin-resistant enterococci.

Drees M, Snydman DR, Schmid CH, Barefoot L, Hansjosten K, Vue PM, Cronin M, Nasraway SA, Golan Y.

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Reduction in rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection after introduction of quarterly linezolid-vancomycin cycling in a surgical intensive care unit.

Smith RL, Evans HL, Chong TW, McElearney ST, Hedrick TL, Swenson BR, Scheld WM, Pruett TL, Sawyer RG.

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