Background: Swab screening for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) is used to
identify VRE carriers and thus prevent transmission of this organism. We tested whether …

Objective: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) infections have been associated with
increased mortality and poor outcomes. VRE screening has been used to identify colonized …

Infections attributable to vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) strains have become
increasingly prevalent over the past decade. Prompt identification of colonized patients …

Background and objective: Enterococcus causes clinically significant bloodstream infections
(BSIs). In centers with a higher prevalence of vancomycin resistant enterococcus (VRE) …

Background. As infection with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) increases in
hospitals, knowledge about VRE reservoirs and improved accuracy of epidemiologic …

Background: Some Ontario hospitals have discontinued active screening and isolation
programs for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE). The aim of this study was to …

ObjectiveTo determine whether relaxing vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)
precautions results in an increase in the incidence of invasive VRE infections over time …

Abstract Background Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) is a leading cause of
healthcare-associated infections, and asymptomatic colonization precedes infection. VRE …

Accurate assessment of the risk factors for colonization with vancomycin-resistant
enterococci (VRE) among high-risk patients is often confounded by nosocomial VRE …

Objective: To evaluate whether vanA rectal screening for vancomycin-resistant
Enterococcus (VRE) predicts vancomycin resistance for patients with enterococcal …