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SUBMITTER: Buetti N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6337856 | biostudies-other | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Buetti Niccolò N Wassilew Nasstasja N Rion Viktorija V Senn Laurence L Gardiol Céline C Widmer Andreas A Marschall Jonas J
Antimicrobial resistance and infection control 20190117
This nation-wide survey on the epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) included 142 healthcare institutions and showed an increasing number of VRE colonizations and infections in Switzerland, probably for the most part due to nosocomial dissemination. The introduction and spread of a new clone, gaps in VRE screening policies as well as heterogeneity regarding the management of VRE clusters may be possible explanations. ...[more]