title: Role of environmental contamination in the transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Rutala
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000635:transmission*; D004203:Disinfection; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D014640:Vancomycin
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin