title: Emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in the palliative care setting-how to strike the right balance in infection control measures?
authors.affiliation: Palliative Medicine Unit, Grantham Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China. Electronic address: benchw@hkstar.com.
authors.forename: Hon Wai Benjamin
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Palliative Medicine Unit, Grantham Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Mau Kwong
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Sham
authors.affiliation: Palliative Medicine Unit, Grantham Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Kwok Ying
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000379:methods; D065507:Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci / Q000302:isolation & purification