ArticleCMAJ open2017
Predictive utility of swab screening for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in selection of empiric antibiotics for Enterococcus sterile-site infections: a retrospective cohort study.
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- Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci: Screening Efficacy and the Risk of Bloodstream Infections in a Specialized Healthcare Setting.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Implications of Veterinary Medicine in the comprehension and stewardship of antimicrobial resistance phenomenon. From the origin till nowadays.Veterinary and animal science · 2022Article
- Testudines as Sentinels for Monitoring the Dissemination of Antibiotic Resistance in Marine Environments: An Integrative Review.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Impact of a vancomycin-resistantAntimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2021Article
- Treatment withTherapeutics and clinical risk management · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundSwab screening for vancomycin-resistant
methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study of all patients admitted to a large tertiary care hospital between 2010 and 2015 who underwent swab screening for VRE before experiencing an
resultsCulture results for sterile-site samples were positive for
interpretationPrior VRE screening swab results represent a useful tool for predicting vancomycin resistance in sterile-site
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