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Innovative Analysis of the Sequenced Patterns of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Strains to Determine Clonal Transmission in a Hospital Setting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2015

Roy F. Chemaly ,
Shashank S. Ghantoji ,
Thomas Huber ,
Issam I. Raad ,
Chetan Jinadatha  and
Mark Stibich
Roy F. Chemaly*
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, and Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas
Shashank S. Ghantoji
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, and Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas
Thomas Huber
Affiliation:
Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System, Temple, Texas
Issam I. Raad
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, and Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas
Chetan Jinadatha
Affiliation:
Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System, Temple, Texas
Mark Stibich
Affiliation:
Xenex Disinfection Services, LLC, San Antonio, Texas
*
Address correspondence to Roy F. Chemaly, MD, MPH, Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, and Employee Health, Unit 402, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX ([email protected]).
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Abstract

Isolates from patients who acquired vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) were examined for the frequency of genetically indistinguishable strains on leukemia and stem cell transplant units at a major cancer center for 1 year. A total of 14 strains recurred, primarily on the same floor and in the same service unit an average of 49 days apart.

Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2015;36(12):1461–1463

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 36 , Issue 12 , December 2015 , pp. 1461 - 1463
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© 2015 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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