Evaluation of Risk Factors for Coinfection or Cocolonization with Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

Overview

Journal J Clin Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2009 Dec 17

PMID 20007403

Citations 13

Authors

Katherine Reyes

Rushdah Malik

Carol Moore

Susan Donabedian

Mary Perri

Laura Johnson

Marcus Zervos

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Abstract

We retrospectively evaluated 410 patients with coinfection or cocolonization due to vancomycin-resistant (VR) enterococcus (VRE) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The prevalence rate was 19.8%. Risk factors included isolation of VR Enterococcus faecalis and use of linezolid or clindamycin. Inc18-like vanA plasmids were found in 7% of VR E. faecalis isolates and none of the VR E. faecium isolates.

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