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Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Long-Term Care Facilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Shmuel Benenson ,
Matan J. Cohen ,
Colin Block ,
Sagit Stern ,
Yuval Weiss ,
Allon E. Moses  and
JIRMI Group
Shmuel Benenson*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Jerusalem, Israel
Matan J. Cohen
Affiliation:
Center for Quality and Safety, Jerusalem, Israel
Colin Block
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Jerusalem, Israel
Sagit Stern
Affiliation:
Hadassah-Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Yuval Weiss
Affiliation:
Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Allon E. Moses
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Jerusalem, Israel
*
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, POB 12000, Jerusalem 91120, Israel( benenson@hadassah.org.il)
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Abstract

Knowledge of the prevalence rates and associated risk markers of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colonization among long-term care facility (LTCF) residents could be used to improve screening policies among newly admitted hospital inpatients. In a cross-sectional survey among 1,215 residents of LTCFs in Jerusalem, the VRE carriage rate was 9.6%. Previous hospitalization and antibiotic treatment were associated with elevated VRE colonization rate. In contrast, moderate and severe levels of dependency and prolonged stay, in an LTCF were associated with a decrease in the VRE colonization rate.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 30 , Issue 8 , August 2009 , pp. 786 - 789
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2009

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