Duration of hospitalization increases the risk for long-term carriage of linezolid-resistant enterococci in critically ill patients
Our study shows that the duration of hospitalization increases the risk for long-term carriage of LRE. In contrast to other multi drug resistant bacteria, LRE carriage was rarely caused by transmission events. Thus, future infection prevention measures should focus on antimicrobial stewardship approaches next to classical hygiene strategies.
Authors
- Heike Claus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7585-8533)
- Vera Rauschenberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0789-6175)
- Stefanie Kampmeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5013-159X)
- Vera Blaschke
- Charlotte Polzin
Institutions
- University of Würzburg (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-025-01551-4
- Primary Topic
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg