scholarly journals Vancomycin-resistant enterococci & healthcare-associated risk factors in paediatric intensive care unit

2019 ◽  
Vol 149 (1) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Lipika Singhal ◽  
Prakhar Agarwal ◽  
Varsha Gupta ◽  
Vishal Guglani ◽  
Jagdish Chander
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Paediatric Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Paediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant ◽  
Associated Risk Factors ◽  
Healthcare Associated

scholarly journals A nosocomial cluster of vancomycin resistant enterococci among COVID-19 patients in an intensive care unit

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanie Kampmeier ◽  
Hauke Tönnies ◽  
Carlos L. Correa-Martinez ◽  
Alexander Mellmann ◽  
Vera Schwierzeck
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Whole Genome Sequence ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Healthcare Associated Infections ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant ◽  
Healthcare Associated

Abstract Background Currently, hospitals have been forced to divert substantial resources to cope with the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. It is unclear if this situation will affect long-standing infection prevention practices and impact on healthcare associated infections. Here, we report a nosocomial cluster of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) that occurred on a COVID-19 dedicated intensive care unit (ICU) despite intensified contact precautions during the current pandemic. Whole genome sequence-based typing (WGS) was used to investigate genetic relatedness of VRE isolates collected from COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients during the outbreak and to compare them to environmental VRE samples. Methods Five VRE isolated from patients (three clinical and two screening samples) as well as 11 VRE and six vancomycin susceptible Enterococcus faecium (E. faecium) samples from environmental sites underwent WGS during the outbreak investigation. Isolate relatedness was determined using core genome multilocus sequence typing (cgMLST). Results WGS revealed two genotypic distinct VRE clusters with genetically closely related patient and environmental isolates. The cluster was terminated by enhanced infection control bundle strategies. Conclusions Our results illustrate the importance of continued adherence to infection prevention and control measures during the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent VRE transmission and healthcare associated infections.

Risk factors for carbapenem resistance and outcomes when treating bloodstream infections in a paediatric intensive care unit

2019 ◽  
Vol 108 (10) ◽  
pp. 1923-1924
Author(s):  
Violetta Magdalini Darda ◽  
Elias Iosifidis ◽  
Charalampos Antachopoulos ◽  
Elena Volakli ◽  
Anna Bettina Haidich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Paediatric Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Carbapenem Resistance ◽  
Bloodstream Infections ◽  
Paediatric Intensive Care
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