Acquisition of antibiotic-resistant Enterococcus faecium strains during long-term hospitalization and fast adaptation of enterococcal flora to antibiotic treatment: A case report

Recently, it has been suspected that long durations of hospitalization might be a possible risk factor to get colonized by multiple VRE strains. Here we present the case of a patient who underwent stem cell transplantation and subsequently stayed at the hospital for about 4 months until death. At le...

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Published in:	International journal of hygiene and environmental health Vol. 212; no. 1; pp. 105 - 108
Main Authors:	Schulte, Berit, Wolz, Christiane, Schumacher, Ulrike, Beyser, Kurt, Heeg, Peter, Borgmann, Stefan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	München Elsevier GmbH 2009 Elsevier
Subjects:	Adaptation, Biological Air. Soil. Water. Waste. Feeding Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Bacterial Infections - drug therapy Biological and medical sciences Biological Evolution Drug Resistance, Bacterial - genetics E. faecium Enterococcus faecium - genetics Enterococcus faecium - pathogenicity Environment. Living conditions Female Hospitalization Humans Linezolid Medical sciences Microbial Sensitivity Tests Middle Aged Miscellaneous Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Quinupristine/dalfopristine Toxicology Vancomycin Vancomycin Resistance - genetics Linezolid Vancomycin Quinupristine/dalfopristine E. faecium Peptides Health and environment Glycopeptide Bacteria Micrococcales Protein synthesis inhibitor Oxazole derivatives Public health Adaptation Treatment resistance Hospitalization Acquisition Long term Case study Streptococcaceae Enterococcus faecium Antibiotic Treatment Polypeptide Oxazolidinone derivative Environmental medicine Antibacterial agent
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