Vancomycin-resistant enterococci: Clinical, microbiologic, and epidemiologic features

The life and times of the Enterococcus

1990 • 1,772 citations

Plasmid-Mediated Resistance to Vancomycin and Teicoplanin in Enterococcus Faecium

1988 • 1,441 citations

Major trends in the microbial etiology of nosocomial infection

1991 • 1,131 citations

Recommendations for Preventing the Spread of Vancomycin Resistance

1995 • 756 citations

Emergence of Enterococcus as a Significant Pathogen

1992 • 591 citations

Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Bacteremia: Risk Factors for Infection

1995 • 520 citations

Outbreak of multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium with transferable vanB class vancomycin resistance

1994 • 516 citations

Hospital-acquired Infection with Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium Transmitted by Electronic Thermometers

1992 • 515 citations

Nosocomial Outbreak Due to Enterococcus faecium Highly Resistant to Vancomycin, Penicillin, and Gentamicin

1993 • 446 citations

Emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in New York City

1993 • 354 citations

Outbreak of vancomycin-, ampicillin-, and aminoglycoside-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteremia in an adult oncology unit

1994 • 332 citations

A Comparison of the Effect of Universal Use of Gloves and Gowns with That of Glove Use Alone on Acquisition of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in a Medical Intensive Care Unit

1996 • 332 citations

Manipulation of a Hospital Antimicrobial Formulary to Control an Outbreak of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci

1996 • 317 citations

Recovery of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci on Fingertips and Environmental Surfaces

1995 • 300 citations

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci from nosocomial, community, and animal sources in the United States

1996 • 288 citations

A Cluster of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium in an Intensive Care Unit

1992 • 261 citations

Influence of Oral Glycopeptides on the Fecal Flora of Human Volunteers: Selection of Highly Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococci

1996 • 243 citations

Epidemiologic analysis and genotypic characterization of a nosocomial outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci

1993 • 235 citations

Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium in Hospitalized Children

1992 • 202 citations

The Epidemiology of Intravenous Vancomycin Usage in a University Hospital

1993 • 200 citations

Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis Bacteremia: Acquisition and Outcome

1995 • 195 citations

Enterococcus faecium Bacteremia

1998 • 186 citations

Ability of clinical laboratories to detect antimicrobial agent-resistant enterococci

1993 • 135 citations

Chloramphenicol for the Treatment of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Infections

1995 • 129 citations

Concomitant High-Level Vancomycin and Penicillin Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Enterococci

1992 • 100 citations

Evaluation and characterization of multiresistant Enterococcus faecium from 12 U.S. medical centers

1994 • 83 citations

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci

1993 • 80 citations

Triple-Combination Penicillin-Vancomycin-Gentamicin for Experimental Endocarditis Caused by a Moderately Penicillin- and Highly GlycopeptideResistant Isolate of Enterococcus faecium

1991 • 75 citations

Novel antibiotic regimens against Enterococcus faecium resistant to ampicillin, vancomycin, and gentamicin

1993 • 67 citations

Enterococcal superinfection in patients treated with ciprofloxacin

1988 • 62 citations

Antibiotic treatment of experimental endocarditis due to vancomycin- and ampicillin-resistant Enterococcus faecium

1993 • 48 citations

Inconsistent bactericidal activity of triple-combination therapy with vancomycin, ampicillin, and gentamicin against vancomycin-resistant, highly ampicillin-resistant Enterococcus faecium

1992 • 42 citations

Comparison Of Different -Lactam-Glycopeptide-Gentamicin Combinations For An Experimental Endocarditis Caused By A Highly -Lactam-Resistant And Highly Glycopeptide-Resistant Isolate Of Enterococcus faecium

1995 • 42 citations

Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Sepsis Following Persistent Colonization

1995 • 34 citations

Triple Combination Penicillin-Vancomycin-Gentamicin for Experimental Endocarditis Caused by a Highly Penicillin- and Glycopeptide-Resistant Isolate of Enterococcus faecium

1993 • 27 citations

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of enterococci: results of a survey conducted by the United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Scheme for Microbiology

1993 • 26 citations

Treatment of experimental endocarditis due to multidrug resistant Enterococcus faecium with ciprofloxacin and novobiocin

1994 • 19 citations

In-vitro synergy and mechanism of interaction between vancomycin and ciprofloxacin against enterococcal isolates

1993 • 16 citations