Reference Articles - Infectious Disease-MRSA/VRE

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Armstron-Evans M, Litt M, McArthur MA, Willey B, Cann D, Liska S, Nusinowitz S, Gould R, Blacklock A, Low DE, McGeer A. Control of transmission of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a long-term care facility. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1999 May; 20(5) 312-7.

Bonomo RA, Rice LB. Emerging issues in antibiotic resistant infections in long-term care facilities. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1999 Jun; 54(6): B260-7.

Bradley SF. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: long-term care concerns. Am J Med 1999 May 3; 106(5A): 2S-10S; discussion 48S-52S.

Mao CA, Siegler EL, Abrutyn E. Antimicrobial resistance patterns in long term geriatric care. Implications for drug therapy. Drugs Aging 1996 Mar;8(3): 162-70.

Sarver-Steffensen JA. When MRSA reaches into long-term care. RN 1999 Mar; 62(3):39-41.

Trick WE, Kuehnert MJ, Quirk SB, ArduinoJ, Aguero SM, Carson LA, Hill BC, Banerjee SN, Jarvis WR. Regional dissemination of vancomycin-resistant enterococci resulting from interfacility transfer of colonized patients. J Infect Dis 1999 Aug;180(2): 391-6.