title: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium outbreak caused by patient transfer in 2 separate intensive care units.
abstract: This report describes an outbreak involving vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium colonization in 2 separate intensive care units (ICUs). Outbreak investigation including pulsed-field gel electrophoresis demonstrated that transfer of a vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium colonized patient between ICUs contributed to the outbreaks that occurred simultaneously in 2 separate ICUs.
authors.affiliation: Infection Control Unit, Gachon University of Medicine and Science Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Shin Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Ji-Hea
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Jin-Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sae Bom
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sue-Yun
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yoon Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Yiel-Hea
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Seo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D058889:Molecular Typing; D010360:Patient Transfer; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance