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. 2005 Jun;24(6):566-7.
doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000164762.03930.0a.

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

Yoav Golan  1 , Shira Doron, Bernadette Sullivan, David R Snydman
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Transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus in a neonatal intensive care unit

Yoav Golan et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005 Jun.

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.

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