Sudden increase of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infections in a Korean tertiary care hospital: Possible consequences of increased use of oral vancomycin

Jeong Won Shin; Dongeun Yong; Myung Sook Kim; Kyung Hee Chang; Kyungwon Lee; June Myung Kim; Yunsop Chong

doi:10.1007/s10156-002-0215-5

Sudden increase of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infections in a Korean tertiary care hospital: Possible consequences of increased use of oral vancomycin

Jeong Won Shin, Dongeun Yong, Myung Sook Kim, Kyung Hee Chang, Kyungwon Lee, June Myung Kim, Yunsop Chong

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Abstract

A sudden increase in vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infections was noted in 1998 in a tertiary care hospital in Korea. All of the VRE isolated in 1998 in the hospital were VanA type and most were multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium. The increase in VRE was probably due to the increased use of oral vancomycin to treat Clostridium difficile infections and clonal as well as horizontal spread. More restricted oral vancomycin use and stricter infection control measures are required to achieve a better control of the spread of VRE.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	62-67
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10156-002-0215-5
Publication status	Published - 2003 Mar

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screening the VRE isolates and Ms. Yong Hee Suh for her excellent technical assistance in performing the PFGE. This study was supported by a Research Grant for Research Instructor of Yonsei University College of Medicine for 1999 (no. 1999–63).

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