Oral vancomycin use and incidence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci: time-series analysis
There was a significant association between institutional oral vancomycin use and hospital-acquired VRE incidence, highlighting the need for antibiotic stewardship for oral vancomycin use to contain the nosocomial spread of VRE in addition to infection control measures.
Authors
- Sang‐Oh Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1381-8787)
- Hong Bin Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6262-372X)
- I. W. Park
- Jiae Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6559-6608)
- Kyungkeun Cho
- Hong Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8977-9679)
- Jiwon Jung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5358-7966)
- Seongman Bae
Institutions
- Ulsan College (KR)
- Asan Medical Center (KR)
- University of Ulsan (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
- Published
- 2024-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-024-01498-y
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.56