Nosocomial enterococcal infection in neonates

Bilikova, E.; Koprnova, J.; Hafed, B. M.; Svetlansky, I.; Chovancova, Darina; Drobna, Maria; Huttova, M; Krčméry, V.

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2003.12.001

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“…Enterococci have been shown to cause bacteremia, surgical wound infections, peritonitis and endocarditis in every age group. [1][2][3] Enterococcus faecalis (80-90%) and Enterococcus faecium (10-15%) are the most common agents which cause clinical infections in human. [4] Enterococci can colonize the gastrointestinal system, respiratory system and urinary tract, skin and mucous membranes and show resistance due to excessive antibiotic use in the hospitals.…”

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Rectal vancomycin-resistant enterococcus colonization before admission to neonatal intensive care unit

Coskun

İgnak

2020

Journal of Contemporary Medicine

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Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) colonization is an important issue for healthcare recipients. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of VRE colonization in patients at the admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Material and Method: In this retrospective study the medical records of patients who hospitalized to NICU between January 2010 to December 2019 were analyzed. At the admission, patients whose rectal cultures were detected as VRE colonization were evaluated for demographic characteristics for the risk factors of colonization. Results: One thousand three hundred twenty-three patients were admitted to our NICU from different centers were enrolled. Rectal VRE colonization was observed in 60 of 1323 (4.54%) patients. Sixty-five percent (39/60) of patients with rectal VRE colonization had no previous hospitalization history. Among these 60 patients 28 of them were admitted to our NICU in the first week of their life. Conclusion: Although hospitalization still remains an important risk factor for VRE colonization, we found that there is also a high rate of VRE colonization in newborns without a history of hospitalization or frequent outpatient admissions to pediatrics departments. That is a worrisome status that suggests that colonization may be developed in low risk areas of the hospital such as delivery room, operating room or recovery room.

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Rectal vancomycin-resistant enterococcus colonization before admission to neonatal intensive care unit

Coskun

İgnak

2020

Journal of Contemporary Medicine

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Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit: Epidemiology, molecular analysis and risk factors

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Evdoridou

Agakidou

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American Journal of Infection Control

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Bacteremia Due toPseudomonas aeruginosa: Results from a 3-Year National Study in the Slovak Republic

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Beno²,

Korcova³

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Journal of Chemotherapy

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Risk factors, mortality and antimicrobial susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremias isolated from 148 patients from all University Hospitals in Slovakia were analyzed. Only 1.2% of 169 strains of P. aeruginosa were resistant to meropenem, 4.1% to piperacillin/tazobactam, 7.7% to ceftazidime as well as cefepime and 12% to amikacin. More than 30% of P. aeruginosa were resistant to ciprofloxacin. Our analysis of risk factors for antimicrobial resistance to the particular antimicrobials, indicated no difference in risk factors and outcome in cases infected with P. aeruginosa bacteremias resistant to amikacin, piperacillin/tazobactam or ceftazidime in comparison to episodes caused by P. aeruginosa due to susceptible isolates. When comparing risk factors for P. aeruginosa bacteremia in children vs. adults, cancer vs. non-cancer patients, several differences in risk factors were observed. Neither antimicrobial resistance to amikacin, ceftazidime or piperacillin/tazobactam, nor appropriateness of therapy according to two separate analyses were associated with better outcome.

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Nosocomial enterococcal infection in neonates

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Rectal vancomycin-resistant enterococcus colonization before admission to neonatal intensive care unit

Rectal vancomycin-resistant enterococcus colonization before admission to neonatal intensive care unit

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit: Epidemiology, molecular analysis and risk factors

Bacteremia Due toPseudomonas aeruginosa: Results from a 3-Year National Study in the Slovak Republic

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