title: Risk factors for vancomycin-resistant enterococci infection and mortality in colonized patients on intensive care unit admission.
abstract: This study examined the incidence of and risk factors for development of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infection and death in VRE-colonized patients in a medical intensive care unit. VRE colonization was identified in 184 patients (17.6%) in whom VRE perianal swab cultures were obtained. Of these, 28 (11.9%) developed VRE infection. Control of infectious sources is crucial to decrease development of VRE infections and optimize the survival of VRE-colonized patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Youn Jeong
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang Il
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yang Ree
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ji Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yeon Joon
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Moon Won
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000382:microbiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D016019:Survival Analysis; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance