Differing risk factors for vancomycin resistant and sensitive enterococcal bacteraemia
Peel T et al. – The absence of substantial overlap of risk factors for vancomycin resistant enterococcus and vancomycin susceptible enterococcus argues towards differences in pathogenesis. These data suggest that environmental sources are more important in vancomycin resistant enterococcus bacteraemia. Endogenous sources, particularly gastrointestinal tract, play a pivotal role in vancomycin susceptible enterococcus bacteraemia. This study highlights the importance of infection control protocols to reduce the risk of vancomycin resistant enterococcus bacteraemia. read more
