Short Communication: 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:	01-01-2009
Subjects:	Enterococcus faecium
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