(Enterococcus faecium)

Yun-Cheng Wang1, Lih-Shinn Wang2, Tsung-Cheng Hsieh3

  • 1Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.

Tzu chi medical journal
|February 26, 2024
PubMed
概括

在台湾,抗万科胺素的Enterococcus faecium (VRE) 感染率很高. 对VRE定居的风险因素因病房而异,需要个性化查和量身定制的感染控制政策.

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