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.

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Main Authors: 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
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
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