An Evaluation of the Prevalence of VRE and MRSA in Hospital Food

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• Alternative Title:
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
• Personal Author:
  Kwon, Jennie H. ; Reske, Kimberly A. ; Hink, Tiffany ; Seiler, Sondra M. ; Wallace, Meghan A. ; Bommarito, Kerry M. ; Burnham, Carey-Ann D. ; Dubberke, Erik R.
• Description:
  This prospective cohort study evaluated the presence of MRSA and VRE in the food of hospitalized patients. 149 patients were enrolled and 910 food specimens cultured; 3.2% were positive for MRSA and 2.4% positive for VRE, from a variety of food types.
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Food Microbiology Food Service, Hospital Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Hospitals Humans Interviews As Topic Male Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Middle Aged Missouri Prevalence Prospective Studies Staphylococcal Infections Tertiary Care Centers Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Young Adult

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• Keywords:
  Colonization Food MRSA VRE
• Source:
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 38(11):1373-1375
• Pubmed ID:
  28950921
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6261362
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U54 CK000609/CK/NCEZID CDC HHSUnited States/ ; P30 DK052574/DK/NIDDK NIH HHSUnited States/ ; UL1 TR002345/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; KL2 TR000450/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; KL2 TR002346/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; UL1 TR000448/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  38
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d5f359d16cc45c7f4660103a58ab8db17057281444b9dcf83b5e8d47675daf07
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/114222/cdc_114222_DS1.pdf
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