title: Clearance of infant vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium carriage after a neonatal inpatient outbreak.
abstract: A follow-up cohort study was undertaken to document clearance of fecal vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium carriage in 19 infants colonized during a hospital outbreak. By the conclusion of the 14-month study period, all participants had returned terminal negative fecal specimens, supporting the hypothesis that carriage is transient in this population.
authors.affiliation: Monash Infectious Diseases, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Lister
authors.affiliation: Monash Children's Hospital, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Department of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Monash Children's Hospital, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carse
authors.affiliation: Monash Infectious Diseases, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Department of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Department of Infection Prevention and Epidemiology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: rhonda.stuart@monashhealth.org.
authors.forename: Rhonda L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Stuart
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007297:Inpatients; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance; D014739:Victoria / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin
keywords: Colonization; Multi-resistant organisms; Neonates