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10198473

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-4-19
pubmed:abstractText
Enterococci have traditionally been regarded as low-grade pathogens but have emerged as an increasingly important cause of nosocomial infection. The rise in hospital-acquired enterococcal infection has been in part due to the increased use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and the rising number of severely ill patients. The intrinsic resistance of enterococci to many antimicrobial agents, and the acquisition of resistance to the few antibiotics available for treatment, has led to real therapeutic difficulties. The microbiological laboratory has an important role to play in the control of enterococcal infection through surveillance, and should be able to identify antibiotic-resistant strains likely to cause a problem. Infection control measures, such as source isolation of infected or colonised patients, should be considered. The possibility that vancomycin-resistant strains of enterococci are entering the community via the food chain indicates the need for greater control of the use of glycopeptide antibiotics in animal feed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0967-4845
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
149-56
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
The emergence of enterococci as a cause of nosocomial infection.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Microbiology, UCL Hospitals, London, England, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review