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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 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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High Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Organism Colonization in 28 Nursing Homes: An "Iceberg Effect". J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2020 12; 21(12):1937-1943.e2.
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The SHIELD Orange County Project: Multidrug-resistant Organism Prevalence in 21 Nursing Homes and Long-term Acute Care Facilities in Southern California. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 10 15; 69(9):1566-1573.
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Duration of Contact Precautions for Acute-Care Settings. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 02; 39(2):127-144.