Prevalence and factors associated with rectal vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization in two intensive care units in São Paulo, Brazil



Título del documento: Prevalence and factors associated with rectal vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization in two intensive care units in São Paulo, Brazil
Revista: The brazilian journal of infectious diseases
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000290921
ISSN: 1413-8670
Autores: 1
2


Instituciones: 1Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Comite de Epidemiologia Hospitalaria, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Divisao de Doencas Infecciosas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Feb
Volumen: 9
Número: 1
Paginación: 64-69
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Caso clínico
Resumen en inglés Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are important pathogens causing nosocomial infections, and there is reason for concern about their resistance and great ability to spread in hospital environments, especially intensive-care units (ICU). To determine the prevalence of rectal colonization by VRE, and the risk factors associated with their presence, rectal surveillance swabs were taken from patients under treatment in two intensive-care units (one medical and another both medical and surgical) at São Paulo Hospital, over a two-year period. Thirty-three percent of the 147 patients evaluated had VRE. The only significant variable in the logistic regression was the length of stay in the ICU
Disciplinas: Medicina,
Química
Palabras clave: Hospitales,
Microbiología,
Química farmacéutica,
Enterococos,
Vancomicina,
Unidad de cuidados intensivos
Keyword: Medicine,
Chemistry,
Hospitals,
Microbiology,
Medicinal chemistry,
Enterococci,
Vancomycin,
Intensive care unit (ICU)
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