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Review
. 2002 Mar 16;324(7338):666-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7338.666.

What action should be taken to prevent spread of vancomycin resistant enterococci in European hospitals?

Ben Ridwan  1 , Ellen Mascini, Netty van Der Reijden, Jan Verhoef, Marc Bonten
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Review

What action should be taken to prevent spread of vancomycin resistant enterococci in European hospitals?

Ben Ridwan et al. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Distribution of patients with epidemic strain of vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium within wards of department of internal medicine and dermatology
Figure 2
Figure 2
Electron microscope image of enterococci
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