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  • Title: Outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a neonatal intensive care unit.
    Author: Rupp ME, Marion N, Fey PD, Bolam DL, Iwen PC, Overfelt CM, Chapman L.
    Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol; 2001 May; 22(5):301-3. PubMed ID: 11428442.
    Abstract:
    An outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium involving 28 infants in a neonatal intensive care unit was observed. Successful control of the outbreak was achieved following use of patient and staff cohorting, contact isolation precautions, patient and environmental surveillance cultures, environmental decontamination, molecular typing, introduction of an alcohol-based hand disinfectant, and decreased use of vancomycin.
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