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SynthesisEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2016

Prevalence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

M Emaneini, F Hosseinkhani, F Jabalameli, M J Nasiri, M Dadashi, R Pouriran, R Beigverdi

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Synthesis in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

M EmaneiniDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Building No. 7, 100 Poursina Street, Keshavarz Boulevard, Tehran, 14167-53955, Iran.
F HosseinkhaniDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Building No. 7, 100 Poursina Street, Keshavarz Boulevard, Tehran, 14167-53955, Iran.
F JabalameliDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Building No. 7, 100 Poursina Street, Keshavarz Boulevard, Tehran, 14167-53955, Iran.
M J NasiriDepartment of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
M DadashiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
R PouriranSchool of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
R BeigverdiDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Building No. 7, 100 Poursina Street, Keshavarz Boulevard, Tehran, 14167-53955, Iran. rbeigverdi@tums.ac.ir.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) is considered to be a major nosocomial pathogen that results in serious morbidity and mortality worldwide. Limited information is available concerning the prevalence of VRE infections in Iran. We carried out a systematic search by using different electronic databases including: Medline (via PubMed), Embase, Web of Science, and the Iranian Database. Meta-analysis was performed using comprehensive meta-analysis software. The meta-analyses revealed that the prevalence of VRE infections was 9.4 % (95 % confidence interval [95 % CI] 7.3-12) among culture-positive cases for Enterococcus species. The prevalence of VRE in Iran is compared with the results of developed countries. The prevalence of VRE in Germany, the United Kingdom (UK), and Italy was 11.2 %, 8.5-12.5 %, and 9 % respectively. Additionally, the frequency of vancomycin resistance among E. faecalis isolates was higher than for E. faecium. The results of this study indicate that a comprehensive infection control strategy based on hand hygiene, educating the hospital staff members, providing clinical guidance and principles for the appropriate use of antibiotics, sanitizing the hospitals, contact precautions, and active surveillance systems on the basis of international criteria is urgently needed.

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Enterococcus faecalisEnterococcus faeciumGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansInfection ControlIranPrevalenceVancomycin-Resistant Enterococci

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PMID27344575

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