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ArticleDer Anaesthesist2007

[Prevention and control of the spread of vancomycin-resistant enterococci: results of a workshop held by the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology].

R-P Vonberg, I F Chaberny, A Kola, F Mattner, S Borgmann, M Dettenkofer, D Jonas, A-M Fahr, I Klare, G Werner and 4 more

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Article in Der Anaesthesist, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

R-P VonbergInstitut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Krankenhaushygiene, Medizinische Hochschule, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Deutschland. Vonberg.Ralf@MH-Hannover.DE
I F Chaberny
A Kola
F Mattner
S Borgmann
M Dettenkofer
D Jonas
A-M Fahr
I Klare
G Werner
K Weist
C Wendt
P Gastmeier
German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover · DERobert Koch Institute · DEUniversity Medical Center Freiburg · DEHeidelberg University · DEInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene · DEInstitut für Hygiene und Umwelt · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The incidence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), especially E. faecium, is increasing in several German hospitals and some facilities have experienced VRE outbreaks. The German National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System has also noticed a sharp increase in the incidence of nosocomial VRE infections per 10,000 patients from 0.5 in 2003 to 11.0 in 2005 accompanied by a rise in VRE-associated mortality. However, the reasons of this increase remain unknown. As VRE may cause severe nosocomial infections, transmission must be restricted. This article provides the guidelines as defined by the workshop of the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology for the prevention of VRE transmission in both, endemic and epidemic, settings. The following topics are discussed: indication for VRE screening, microbiological diagnostics, general infection control measures (isolation precautions and use of protective clothing) and additional hygiene measures in the nosocomial VRE outbreak setting.

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Vancomycin ResistanceCross InfectionEnterococcus faeciumGermanyGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansRisk Factors

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PMID17171367
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