We are reporting on a nosocomial outbreak of 213 cases of vancomycin-resistant
enterococcus infection involving 2,812 enterococcal isolates from patients over a period of …

The contributions of clonal spread, transfer of genetic elements, and introduction of new
strains to the establishment of endemicity of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) were …

We prospectively identified patients at the Massachusetts General Hospital from whom
vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) were isolated from a clinical specimen from 1 …

Enterococcus faecium strains resistant to ampicillin, high levels of gentamicin, and
vancomycin but susceptible to teicoplanin (vanB class vancomycin resistance) were …

During a 19-month period from April 1993 to October 1994, 41 isolates of vancomycin-
resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF) were detected in seven different hospitals in a city in …

Enterococci are important nosocomial pathogens among which resistance to multiple
antibiotics is being recognized with increasing frequency. We characterized three clinical …

A point prevalence culture survey was carried out to investigate the prevalence of fecal
carriage of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) among patients admitted to an 800-bed …

Background: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) were first detected in our institution in
1991. An outbreak was recognized in late 1992 when there was a sudden rise in the number …

This study evaluated a PCR method for the rapid detection of clinically significant genotypes
of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in nosocomial surveillance specimens. Detection …

A mixed outbreak caused by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus raffinosus and
Enterococcus faecium carrying the vanA gene was analysed. The outbreak occurred in a …