title: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci: implications for infection control.
abstract: The incidence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infection is increasing. Immunosuppressed individuals are particularly vulnerable to infection with VRE. Strict attention to infection control measures is important in preventing the spread of multiresistant organisms.
authors.affiliation: Wythenshawe Hospital, South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Molyneux
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chadwick
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D016983:Enterococcus; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D014640:Vancomycin
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin