Vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infections: epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and optimal management

T O'Driscoll, CW Crank - Infection and drug resistance, 2015‏ - Taylor & Francis
Since its discovery in England and France in 1986, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus has
increasingly become a major nosocomial pathogen worldwide. Enterococci are prolific …

[HTML][HTML] Enterococcal infection—treatment and antibiotic resistance

CJ Kristich, LB Rice, CA Arias - 2014‏ - europepmc.org
The clinical importance of the genus Enterococcus is directly related to its antibiotic
resistance, which contributes to the risk of colonization and infection. The species of the …

Clinical practice guideline for the use of antimicrobial agents in neutropenic patients with cancer: 2010 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

AG Freifeld, EJ Bow, KA Sepkowitz… - Clinical infectious …, 2011‏ - academic.oup.com
This document updates and expands the initial Infectious Diseases Society of America
(IDSA) Fever and Neutropenia Guideline that was published in 1997 and first updated in …

European guidelines for empirical antibacterial therapy for febrile neutropenic patients in the era of growing resistance: summary of the 2011 4th European …

D Averbuch, C Orasch, C Cordonnier… - …, 2013‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Owing to increasing resistance and the limited arsenal of new antibiotics, especially against
Gram-negative pathogens, carefully designed antibiotic regimens are obligatory for febrile …

Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of intravascular catheter-related infection: 2009 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

LA Mermel, M Allon, E Bouza, DE Craven… - Clinical infectious …, 2009‏ - academic.oup.com
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Intravascular Catheter-Related
Infection: 2009 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America | Clinical Infectious …

Hospital epidemiology and infection control in acute-care settings

ERM Sydnor, TM Perl - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2011‏ - journals.asm.org
Health care-associated infections (HAIs) have become more common as medical care has
grown more complex and patients have become more complicated. HAIs are associated …

Enterococci and their interactions with the intestinal microbiome

K Dubin, EG Pamer - Microbiology spectrum, 2017‏ - journals.asm.org
The Enterococcus genus comprises over 50 species that live as commensal bacteria in the
gastrointestinal (GI) tracts of insects, birds, reptiles, and mammals. Named “entero” to …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy of appropriate empiric antibiotic therapy for sepsis

M Paul, V Shani, E Muchtar, G Kariv… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2010‏ - journals.asm.org
Quantifying the benefit of early antibiotic treatment is crucial for decision making and can be
assessed only in observational studies. We performed a systematic review of prospective …

Management of multidrug-resistant organisms in health care settings, 2006

JD Siegel, E Rhinehart, M Jackson… - American journal of …, 2007‏ - ajicjournal.org
Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), and certain gram-negative bacilli …

Global prevalence of antibiotic resistance in blood-isolated Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SM Jabbari Shiadeh, A Pormohammad… - Infection and drug …, 2019‏ - Taylor & Francis
Introduction One of the global concerns is the increasing trend toward antimicrobial
resistance and the consequent lack of efficient antimicrobials. Nosocomial infections present …