Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
"Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Strains of the genus Enterococcus that are resistant to the antibiotic VANCOMYCIN. The enterococci become resistant by acquiring plasmids carrying genes for VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE.
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D065507
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.353.750.250.250.650 B03.510.550.250.250.650
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci" by people in Profiles.
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Murphy CR, Liu C, Courter J, Griffin C, Scaggs Huang F, Miller-Handley H, Grimley MS, Danziger-Isakov L, Otto WR. Receipt of Fluoroquinolone Prophylaxis is not Associated With Development of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Colonization During Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2025 Mar 12; 14(3).
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Hadjadj L, Syed MA, Bushra J, Abbasi SA, Rolain JM. Emergence of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium ST 80 in Pakistan. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2019 Sep; 20(6):524-525.
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Gandra S, Barysauskas CM, Mack DA, Barton B, Finberg R, Ellison RT. Impact of elimination of contact precautions on noninfectious adverse events among MRSA and VRE patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 10; 39(10):1272-1273.
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Kotkowski K, Ellison RT, Barysauskas C, Barton B, Allison J, Mack D, Finberg RW, Reznek M. Association of hospital contact precaution policies with emergency department admission time. J Hosp Infect. 2017 Jul; 96(3):244-249.
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Gandra S, Barysauskas CM, Mack DA, Barton B, Finberg R, Ellison RT. Impact of contact precautions on falls, pressure ulcers and transmission of MRSA and VRE in hospitalized patients. J Hosp Infect. 2014 Nov; 88(3):170-6.
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Macnow T, O'Toole D, DeLaMora P, Murray M, Rivera K, Whittier S, Ross B, Jenkins S, Saiman L, Duchon J. Utility of surveillance cultures for antimicrobial resistant organisms in infants transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Dec; 32(12):e443-50.