Unveiling the drivers of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus in China: A comprehensive ecological study
Vancomycin utilization was the predominant factor contributing to VRE<sub>fm</sub> resistance; the effects of rural populations and the proportion of the population aged ≥ 65 were significant but relatively minimal. Annual temperature and the number of beds in medical institutions per thousand people were protective factors against VRE<sub>fm</sub>.
Authors
- Huiqun Jia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7978-9804)
- Danny J.J. Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0840-7062)
- Hui Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0481-3033)
- Ligui Wang
- Xiaoying Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3800-1346)
- Haiyan Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3036-3000)
- Xinying Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3006-8183)
- Guangcai Duan
- Jian Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9523-5237)
Institutions
- Zhengzhou University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imj.2024.100159
- Primary Topic
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China