Artículos de revistas
Prevalence and factors associated with rectal vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization in two intensive care units in São Paulo, Brazil
Fecha
2005-02-01Registro en:
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases. Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases, v. 9, n. 1, p. 64-69, 2005.
1413-8670
S1413-86702005000100011.pdf
S1413-86702005000100011
10.1590/S1413-86702005000100011
Autor
Furtado, Guilherme Henrique Campos
Martins, Sinaida Teixeira
Coutinho, Ana Paula
Wey, Sergio Barsanti
Medeiros, Eduardo Alexandrino Servolo de
Institución
Resumen
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are important pathogens causing nosocomial infections, and there is reason for concern about their resistance and great ability to spread in hospital environments, especially intensive-care units (ICU). To determine the prevalence of rectal colonization by VRE, and the risk factors associated with their presence, rectal surveillance swabs were taken from patients under treatment in two intensive-care units (one medical and another both medical and surgical) at São Paulo Hospital, over a two-year period. Thirty-three percent of the 147 patients evaluated had VRE. The only significant variable in the logistic regression was the length of stay in the ICU.