TY - JOUR
T1 - Treatment and prevention of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus
AU - Husni, Rola
AU - Raad, Issam
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PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - Efforts to find antimicrobial agents which are effective against vancomycin-resistant enterococcus have been unsuccessful. One promising antibiotic, quinupristin/dalfopristin, has, however, been used with a success rate of approximately 60%. Other antibiotics are under investigation. Prevention is the best policy for the control of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus and includes contact isolation, the cohorting of patients, the appropriate use of vancomycin and education of patients and staff.
AB - Efforts to find antimicrobial agents which are effective against vancomycin-resistant enterococcus have been unsuccessful. One promising antibiotic, quinupristin/dalfopristin, has, however, been used with a success rate of approximately 60%. Other antibiotics are under investigation. Prevention is the best policy for the control of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus and includes contact isolation, the cohorting of patients, the appropriate use of vancomycin and education of patients and staff.
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U2 - 10.1097/00001432-199712000-00003
DO - 10.1097/00001432-199712000-00003
M3 - Short survey
AN - SCOPUS:0030781425
SN - 0951-7375
VL - 10
SP - 431
EP - 434
JO - Current opinion in infectious diseases
JF - Current opinion in infectious diseases
IS - 6
ER -