title: Colonization With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci After Discharge From an Epidemic Ward: Results of Outpatient Contact Screening by Visiting Nurses.
authors.affiliation: 1Infectious Diseases Service,University Hospital Lausanne,Switzerland.
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Voide
authors.affiliation: 2Service of Hospital Preventive Medicine,University Hospital Lausanne,Switzerland.
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Petignat
authors.affiliation: 2Service of Hospital Preventive Medicine,University Hospital Lausanne,Switzerland.
authors.forename: Dominique S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Blanc
authors.affiliation: 2Service of Hospital Preventive Medicine,University Hospital Lausanne,Switzerland.
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zanetti
authors.affiliation: 3Nursing Directorate,University Hospital Lausanne,Switzerland.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Genoud
authors.affiliation: 4Medical Directorate,University Hospital Lausanne,Switzerland.
authors.forename: Jean-Blaise
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Wasserfallen
authors.affiliation: 2Service of Hospital Preventive Medicine,University Hospital Lausanne,Switzerland.
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Senn
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics; D008875:Middle Aged; D064691:Nurses, Community Health; D010045:Outpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013557:Switzerland; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance; D065507:Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci / Q000302:isolation & purification*