Christenson J C, Korgenski E K, Jenkins E, Daly J A
Hospital Epidemiology Program and Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Primary Children's Medical Center, and the Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City 84132, USA.
Am J Infect Control. 1998 Dec;26(6):569-71. doi: 10.1053/ic.1998.v26.a93115.
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are important nosocomial pathogens in many hospitals. The true prevalence of VRE in pediatric hospitals is not known.
A surveillance study was performed at a pediatric tertiary care medical center by using vancomycin-containing screening media.
Six children (of 112 screened) were found to be colonized with VRE. Colonized patients had a history of receiving broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents.
In the absence of VRE infections, surveillance studies can help determine the extent of VRE colonization and support infection control measures.
耐万古霉素肠球菌（VRE）是许多医院重要的医院感染病原体。儿科医院中VRE的真实流行情况尚不清楚。
在一家儿科三级医疗中心使用含万古霉素的筛查培养基进行了一项监测研究。
在112名接受筛查的儿童中，有6名被发现携带VRE。携带VRE的患者有接受广谱抗菌药物治疗的病史。
在没有VRE感染的情况下，监测研究有助于确定VRE定植的程度并支持感染控制措施。
