TY - JOUR AU - Rice, Louis T1 - Emergence of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2001 VL - 7 IS - 2 SP - 183 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Vancomycin and ampicillin resistance in clinical Enterococcus faecium strains has developed in the past decade. Failure to adhere to strict infection control to prevent the spread of these pathogens has been well established. New data implicate the use of specific classes of antimicrobial agents in the spread of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Extended-spectrum cephalosporins and drugs with potent activity against anaerobic bacteria may promote infection and colonization with VRE and may exert different effects on the initial establishment and persistence of high-density colonization. Control of VRE will require better understanding of the mechanisms by which different classes of drugs promote gastrointestinal colonization. KW - Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci KW - VRE KW - infection control KW - gastrointestinal colonization KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid0702.700183 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/2/70-0183_article ER - End of Reference