Herbert J R
J Intraven Nurs. 1996 Mar-Apr;19(2):99-101.
Vancomycin is a bacteriocidal antibiotic widely used to treat gram-positive infections, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. During the past 5 years, there have been increasingly frequent reports of infections caused by enterococci species resistant to vancomycin. Until recently, this was a phenomenon limited almost exclusively to the hospital. Presently, there are reports of vancomycin-resistant enterococci developing in the outpatient and home care population. The intent of this article is to present one possible explanation for this trend in the hope that further research will be stimulated.
万古霉素是一种广泛用于治疗革兰氏阳性菌感染（包括耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌感染）的杀菌性抗生素。在过去5年中，耐万古霉素肠球菌引起感染的报告日益频繁。直到最近，这种现象几乎仅局限于医院。目前，有报告称在门诊和家庭护理人群中也出现了耐万古霉素肠球菌。本文旨在对这一趋势提出一种可能的解释，以期激发进一步的研究。
