Epidemiology and infection control of vancomycin-resistant enterococci at a German university hospital: A three-year retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) occur in hospitalized patients, causing both infection and colonization. In recent years, there has been an increase in VRE in German and other hospitals, raising the question of how to control this epidemic best. To better understand the specific epidemiology and to guide infection control, we conducted a retrospective cohort study analyzing all patients with VRE at Hannover Medical School, a tertiary university clinic in Germany that specializes in solid organ transplantation. Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of patients with VRE from 2015-2017 were collected. Basic epidemiologic parameters, including VRE incidence and incidence density, were calculated. Independent risk factors for nosocomial VRE infection compared to colonization were as

SUBMITTER: Jochim-Vukosavic A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10896503 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature