Reality check: Should we try to detect and isolate vancomycin-resistant enterococci patients?

Belinda Ostrowsky; James T. Steinberg; Barry Farr; Annette H. Sohn; Ronda L. Sinkowitz-Cochran; William R. Jarvis

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Reality check: Should we try to detect and isolate vancomycin-resistant enterococci patients?

Belinda Ostrowsky, James T. Steinberg, Barry Farr, Annette H. Sohn, Ronda L. Sinkowitz-Cochran, William R. Jarvis

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Antimicrobial resistance, including vancomycin resistance in enterococci (VRE), is a growing problem in healthcare facilities. This "Reality Check" session focused on the question of whether we should try to detect and isolate patients colonized or infected with VRE.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	116-119
Number of pages	4
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	22
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/501874
State	Published - Feb 2001
Externally published	Yes

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Infectious Diseases

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