Epidemiology of Infection and Colonization With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci and Frequency of Cocolonization With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Children

We report the descriptive and molecular epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infection and colonization and cocolonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in children. Interunit and intraunit spread of VRE was detected, and 8 cases of VRE-MRSA cocolonization were identified. Seven of these cases were identified only via active surveillance, because clinical evidence of VRE colonization was absent.

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Legislative mandates for use of active surveillance cultures to screen for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci: Position statement from the Joint SHEA and APIC Task Force

American Journal of Infection Control ◽

10.1016/j.ajic.2007.01.001 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 73-85 ◽

Cited By ~ 82

Author(s):

Stephen G. Weber ◽

Susan S. Huang ◽

Shannon Oriola ◽

W. Charles Huskins ◽

Gary A. Noskin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Active Surveillance ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Task Force ◽

Position Statement ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci ◽

Surveillance Cultures ◽

Vancomycin Resistant ◽

Legislative Mandates

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Carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, ceftazidime-resistant Gram-negative bacilli, and vancomycin-resistant enterococci before and after intensive care unit admission

Critical Care Medicine ◽

10.1097/01.ccm.0000059437.01924.97 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 31 (4) ◽

pp. 1175-1182 ◽

Cited By ~ 54

Author(s):

Pak-Leung Ho

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Intensive Care Unit Admission ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Gram Negative ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci ◽

Before And After ◽

Vancomycin Resistant

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Recovery and Characterization of a 30.7-kDa Protein from Bacillus licheniformis Associated with Inhibitory Activity Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci, and Listeria monocytogenes

Marine Biotechnology ◽

10.1007/s10126-005-6160-4 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 8 (6) ◽

pp. 587-592 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Mamdoh T. Jamal ◽

Peter C. Morris ◽

Rasmus Hansen ◽

Derek J. Jamieson ◽

J. Grant Burgess ◽

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Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Listeria Monocytogenes ◽

Bacillus Licheniformis ◽

Inhibitory Activity ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci ◽

Vancomycin Resistant

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Correlation between antimicrobial consumption and incidence of health-care-associated infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci at a university hospital in Taiwan from 2000 to 2010

Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection ◽

10.1016/j.jmii.2013.10.008 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 48 (4) ◽

pp. 431-436 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Chih-Cheng Lai ◽

Chen-Chen Chu ◽

Aristine Cheng ◽

Yu-Tsung Huang ◽

Po-Ren Hsueh

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

University Hospital ◽

Antimicrobial Consumption ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci ◽

Health Care Associated Infections ◽

Vancomycin Resistant

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295Excess Length of Stay due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Infections at ICUs across the United States

Open Forum Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1093/ofid/ofu052.161 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽

pp. S123-S123

Author(s):

Karim Khader ◽

April Mohanty ◽

Richard E. Nelson ◽

Makoto Jones ◽

Vanessa Stevens ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Length Of Stay ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

The United States ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci ◽

Vancomycin Resistant

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A Comparison of Environmental Contamination by Patients Infected or Colonized with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus or Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci: A Multicenter Study

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ◽

10.1086/676861 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 35 (7) ◽

pp. 872-875 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Lauren P. Knelson ◽

David A. Williams ◽

Maria F. Gergen ◽

William A. Rutala ◽

David J. Weber ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Multicenter Study ◽

Environmental Contamination ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Interquartile Range ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci ◽

Environmental Surfaces ◽

Colony Forming Units ◽

Vancomycin Resistant

A total of 1,023 environmental surfaces were sampled from 45 rooms with patients infected or colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) before terminal room cleaning. Colonized patients had higher median total target colony-forming units (CFU) of MRSA or VRE than did infected patients (median, 25 CFU [interquartile range, 0–106 CFU] vs 0 CFU [interquartile range, 0–29 CFU]; P = .033).Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;35(7):872–875

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