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Vancomycin-resistant enterococci outside the health-care setting: prevalence, sources, and public health implications
Abstract
Although nosocomial acquisition and subsequent colonization of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), an emerging international threat to public health, has been emphasized in the United States, colonization among nonhospitalized persons has been infrequently documented. In contrast, in Europe, colonization appears to occur frequently in persons outside the health-care setting.… Read more