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Persistence of a clone of glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecalis among patients in an intensive care unit of a Greek hospital

Pournaras, S.; Malamou-Lada, H.; Maniati, M.; Mylona-Petropoulou, D.; Vagiakou-Voudris, H.; Tsakris, A.; Maniatis, A. N. (2004)

Objectives: To investigate an outbreak of glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecalis (GREF) in the intensive care unit (ICU) of 'G. Gennimatas' General Hospital, Athens, Greece. Materials and methods: Between August 2000 ...
Polyclonal Outbreak of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a Pediatric Oncology Department

Iosifidis, E.; Karakoula, K.; Protonotariou, E.; Kaperoni, M.; Matapa, E.; Pournaras, S.; Koliouskas, D.; Sofianou, D.; Roilides, E. (2012)

We present a polyclonal outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colonization in a pediatric oncology department and the role of a bundle of actions. After the occurrence of VRE bloodstream infections in 2 patients, ...