Low Prevalence of VRE Gastrointestinal Colonization of Hospitalized Patients in Manitoba Tertiary Care and Community Hospitals
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) bowel colonization in hospitalized patients in Manitoba who had stool specimens collected for Clostridium difficile toxin and/or culture testing.
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2000-01-01
|
| Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/356317 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832545432125833216 |
|---|---|
| author | George G Zhanel Godfrey KM Harding Stuart Rosser Daryl J Hoban James A Karlowsky Michelle Alfa Amin Kabani John Embil Alfred Gin Trevor Williams Lindsay E Nicolle |
| author_facet | George G Zhanel Godfrey KM Harding Stuart Rosser Daryl J Hoban James A Karlowsky Michelle Alfa Amin Kabani John Embil Alfred Gin Trevor Williams Lindsay E Nicolle |
| author_sort | George G Zhanel |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) bowel colonization in hospitalized patients in Manitoba who had stool specimens collected for Clostridium difficile toxin and/or culture testing. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-53010df81d254498970f88597943fc7d |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1180-2332 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2000-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| spelling | doaj-art-53010df81d254498970f88597943fc7d2025-02-03T07:25:47ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23322000-01-01111384110.1155/2000/356317Low Prevalence of VRE Gastrointestinal Colonization of Hospitalized Patients in Manitoba Tertiary Care and Community HospitalsGeorge G Zhanel0Godfrey KM Harding1Stuart Rosser2Daryl J Hoban3James A Karlowsky4Michelle Alfa5Amin Kabani6John Embil7Alfred Gin8Trevor Williams9Lindsay E Nicolle10Departments of Medical Microbiology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartments of Medical Microbiology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartments of Medical Microbiology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartments of Medical Microbiology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartments of Medical Microbiology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartments of Medical Microbiology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartments of Medical Microbiology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartments of Medical Microbiology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaFaculty of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartments of Medical Microbiology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartments of Medical Microbiology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaOBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) bowel colonization in hospitalized patients in Manitoba who had stool specimens collected for Clostridium difficile toxin and/or culture testing.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/356317 |
| spellingShingle | George G Zhanel Godfrey KM Harding Stuart Rosser Daryl J Hoban James A Karlowsky Michelle Alfa Amin Kabani John Embil Alfred Gin Trevor Williams Lindsay E Nicolle Low Prevalence of VRE Gastrointestinal Colonization of Hospitalized Patients in Manitoba Tertiary Care and Community Hospitals Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| title | Low Prevalence of VRE Gastrointestinal Colonization of Hospitalized Patients in Manitoba Tertiary Care and Community Hospitals |
| title_full | Low Prevalence of VRE Gastrointestinal Colonization of Hospitalized Patients in Manitoba Tertiary Care and Community Hospitals |
| title_fullStr | Low Prevalence of VRE Gastrointestinal Colonization of Hospitalized Patients in Manitoba Tertiary Care and Community Hospitals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Low Prevalence of VRE Gastrointestinal Colonization of Hospitalized Patients in Manitoba Tertiary Care and Community Hospitals |
| title_short | Low Prevalence of VRE Gastrointestinal Colonization of Hospitalized Patients in Manitoba Tertiary Care and Community Hospitals |
| title_sort | low prevalence of vre gastrointestinal colonization of hospitalized patients in manitoba tertiary care and community hospitals |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/356317 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT georgegzhanel lowprevalenceofvregastrointestinalcolonizationofhospitalizedpatientsinmanitobatertiarycareandcommunityhospitals AT godfreykmharding lowprevalenceofvregastrointestinalcolonizationofhospitalizedpatientsinmanitobatertiarycareandcommunityhospitals AT stuartrosser lowprevalenceofvregastrointestinalcolonizationofhospitalizedpatientsinmanitobatertiarycareandcommunityhospitals AT daryljhoban lowprevalenceofvregastrointestinalcolonizationofhospitalizedpatientsinmanitobatertiarycareandcommunityhospitals AT jamesakarlowsky lowprevalenceofvregastrointestinalcolonizationofhospitalizedpatientsinmanitobatertiarycareandcommunityhospitals AT michellealfa lowprevalenceofvregastrointestinalcolonizationofhospitalizedpatientsinmanitobatertiarycareandcommunityhospitals AT aminkabani lowprevalenceofvregastrointestinalcolonizationofhospitalizedpatientsinmanitobatertiarycareandcommunityhospitals AT johnembil lowprevalenceofvregastrointestinalcolonizationofhospitalizedpatientsinmanitobatertiarycareandcommunityhospitals AT alfredgin lowprevalenceofvregastrointestinalcolonizationofhospitalizedpatientsinmanitobatertiarycareandcommunityhospitals AT trevorwilliams lowprevalenceofvregastrointestinalcolonizationofhospitalizedpatientsinmanitobatertiarycareandcommunityhospitals AT lindsayenicolle lowprevalenceofvregastrointestinalcolonizationofhospitalizedpatientsinmanitobatertiarycareandcommunityhospitals |