The Dynamics of Enterococcus Transmission from Bacterial Reservoirs Commonly Encountered by Anesthesia Providers

Authors :: Thomas M. Dodds
Sundara Reddy
Mark P. Yeager
Jens Jensen
Jeremiah R. Brown
Hetal M. Patel
Matthew D. Koff
Randy W. Loftus
Stephen O. Heard
Kathryn L. Ruoff
Source :: Anesthesia & Analgesia. 120:827-836
Publication Year :: 2015
Publisher :: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2015.
Abstract: BACKGROUND:Enterococci, the second leading cause of health care-associated infections, have evolved from commensal and harmless organisms to multidrug-resistant bacteria associated with a significant increase in patient morbidity and mortality. Prevention of ongoing spread of this organism within an

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Enterococcus
biology
Transmission (medicine)
business.industry
medicine
In patient
Intensive care medicine
business
biology.organism_classification
Organism

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