Risk factor of intestinal colonization with vancomycin resistant Enterococcus spp in hospitalized pediatric patients with oncological disease Factores de riesgo de colonización por Enterococcus spp resistente a vancomicina en pacientes pediátricos hospita
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Loyola, Paula
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Risk factor of intestinal colonization with vancomycin resistant Enterococcus spp in hospitalized pediatric patients with oncological disease Factores de riesgo de colonización por Enterococcus spp resistente a vancomicina en pacientes pediátricos hospita
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© 2015, Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia. All rights reserved. Background: The isolation of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp (ERV) has increased significantly within the last few years, along with the risk of infection and dissemination of these bacteria. Our aim was to determine risk factors (RF) for intestinal colonization in hospitalized pediatric patients with oncological disease at Hospital de Niños Roberto del Río. Methods: Between January 2012 and December 2013 a transversal study was performed with 107 rectal swabs and processed with a PCR for ERV. The patients were classified as “colonized with ERV” and “not colonized with ERV” and we evaluated possible RF for intestinal colonization in both groups. Results: VRE colonization was found in 51 patients (52%). The median of time elapsed between oncological diagnosis and VRE colonization was 35 days. The significant RF associated with VRE colonization were days of hospitalization prior to study, neutropenia and treatment with
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URI: https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/166670
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-10182015000500004
ISSN: 07161018
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Revista Chilena de Infectologia, Volumen 32, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 393-398
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