Transmission of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in a neonatal intensive care unit

Yoav Golan; Shira Doron; Bernadette Sullivan; David R. Snydman

doi:10.1097/01.inf.0000164762.03930.0a

Transmission of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in a neonatal intensive care unit

Yoav Golan, Shira Doron, Bernadette Sullivan, David R. Snydman

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Abstract

An outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus transmission in our neonatal intensive care unit persisted despite strict contact precautions and cohorting of colonized neonates and their caregivers. After terminal cleaning was performed, incubators were found to harbor the neonates' clone of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus. Transmission ceased after cohorting of incubators, suggesting the effectiveness of infection control measures targeting environmental contamination.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	566-567
Number of pages	2
Journal	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume	24
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/01.inf.0000164762.03930.0a
State	Published - 1 Jun 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bacterial contamination
Cohorting
Environment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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