Impact of infection by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus on survival and resource utilization for patients with leukemia. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • We estimated the impact of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) infection on the outcomes of patients with leukemia in a case-control study. Compared with their matched controls (n = 45), cases (n = 23) had 22% greater total charges and shorter survival (P = .04). These findings substantiate the need for aggressive interventions to prevent VRE transmission.

publication date

  • August 1, 2002

Research

keywords

  • Enterococcus
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
  • Leukemia
  • Vancomycin Resistance

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0036677950

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1086/502089

PubMed ID

  • 12186216

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 23

issue

  • 8