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Sudden increase of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infections in a Korean tertiary care hospital: possible consequences of increased use of oral vancomycin

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dc.contributor.author김준명-
dc.contributor.author용동은-
dc.contributor.author이경원-
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-15T17:02:00Z-
dc.date.available2015-07-15T17:02:00Z-
dc.date.issued2003-
dc.identifier.issn1341-321X-
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/114090-
dc.description.abstractA sudden increase in vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infections was noted in 1998 in a tertiary care hospital in Korea. All of the VRE isolated in 1998 in the hospital were VanA type and most were multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium. The increase in VRE was probably due to the increased use of oral vancomycin to treat Clostridium difficile infections and clonal as well as horizontal spread. More restricted oral vancomycin use and stricter infection control measures are required to achieve a better control of the spread of VRE.-
dc.description.statementOfResponsibilityopen-
dc.format.extent62~67-
dc.relation.isPartOfJOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY-
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 2.0 KR-
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/kr/-
dc.subject.MESHAdministration, Oral-
dc.subject.MESHAdult-
dc.subject.MESHAged-
dc.subject.MESHAnti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology-
dc.subject.MESHChild, Preschool-
dc.subject.MESHClostridium difficile/drug effects-
dc.subject.MESHCross Infection/epidemiology*-
dc.subject.MESHCross Infection/microbiology-
dc.subject.MESHCross Infection/prevention & control-
dc.subject.MESHElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field-
dc.subject.MESHEnterococcus/classification-
dc.subject.MESHEnterococcus/drug effects*-
dc.subject.MESHEnterococcus/genetics-
dc.subject.MESHEnterococcus/isolation & purification-
dc.subject.MESHEnterococcus faecium/classification-
dc.subject.MESHEnterococcus faecium/drug effects-
dc.subject.MESHEnterococcus faecium/genetics-
dc.subject.MESHEnterococcus faecium/isolation & purification-
dc.subject.MESHEnterocolitis, Pseudomembranous/drug therapy-
dc.subject.MESHEnterocolitis, Pseudomembranous/microbiology-
dc.subject.MESHFemale-
dc.subject.MESHGram-Positive Bacterial Infections/epidemiology*-
dc.subject.MESHGram-Positive Bacterial Infections/microbiology-
dc.subject.MESHHospitals, Urban*-
dc.subject.MESHHumans-
dc.subject.MESHKorea-
dc.subject.MESHMale-
dc.subject.MESHMicrobial Sensitivity Tests-
dc.subject.MESHMiddle Aged-
dc.subject.MESHPlasmids-
dc.subject.MESHPolymerase Chain Reaction-
dc.subject.MESHVancomycin/administration & dosage-
dc.subject.MESHVancomycin/pharmacology-
dc.subject.MESHVancomycin/therapeutic use-
dc.subject.MESHVancomycin Resistance*/genetics-
dc.titleSudden increase of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infections in a Korean tertiary care hospital: possible consequences of increased use of oral vancomycin-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.contributor.collegeCollege of Medicine (의과대학)-
dc.contributor.departmentDept. of Laboratory Medicine (진단검사의학)-
dc.contributor.googleauthorJeong Won Shin-
dc.contributor.googleauthorDongeun Yong-
dc.contributor.googleauthorYunsop Chong-
dc.contributor.googleauthorJune Myung Kim-
dc.contributor.googleauthorKyungwon Lee-
dc.contributor.googleauthorKyung Hee Chang-
dc.contributor.googleauthorMyung Sook Kim-
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10156-002-0215-5-
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dc.admin.mappingfalse-
dc.contributor.localIdA00953-
dc.contributor.localIdA02423-
dc.contributor.localIdA02649-
dc.relation.journalcodeJ01453-
dc.identifier.eissn1437-7780-
dc.identifier.pmid12673410-
dc.identifier.urlhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10156-002-0215-5-
dc.subject.keywordVancomycin-resistant enterococci-
dc.subject.keywordenterococcus faecalis-
dc.subject.keywordenterococcus faecium-
dc.subject.keywordclostridium difficile-
dc.subject.keywordhospital infection-
dc.contributor.alternativeNameKim, June Myung-
dc.contributor.alternativeNameYong, Dong Eun-
dc.contributor.alternativeNameLee, Kyung Won-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorKim, June Myung-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorYong, Dong Eun-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorLee, Kyung Won-
dc.rights.accessRightsnot free-
dc.citation.volume2003-
dc.citation.number9-
dc.citation.startPage62-
dc.citation.endPage67-
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationJOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY, Vol.2003(9) : 62-67, 2003-
dc.identifier.rimsid55709-
dc.type.rimsART-
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