Innovative Analysis of the Sequenced Patterns of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Strains to Determine Clonal Transmission in a Hospital Setting

Roy F Chemaly; Shashank S Ghantoji; Thomas Huber; Issam I Raad; Chetan Jinadatha; Mark Stibich

doi:10.1017/ice.2015.208

Innovative Analysis of the Sequenced Patterns of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Strains to Determine Clonal Transmission in a Hospital Setting

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Dec;36(12):1461-3. doi: 10.1017/ice.2015.208. Epub 2015 Sep 2.

Authors

Roy F Chemaly¹, Shashank S Ghantoji¹, Thomas Huber², Issam I Raad¹, Chetan Jinadatha², Mark Stibich³

Affiliations

¹ 1Department of Infectious Diseases,Infection Control, and Employee Health,The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center,Houston Texas.
² 2Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System,Temple,Texas.
³ 3Xenex Disinfection Services,LLC,San Antonio,Texas.

PMID: 26329908
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.208

Abstract

Isolates from patients who acquired vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) were examined for the frequency of genetically indistinguishable strains on leukemia and stem cell transplant units at a major cancer center for 1 year. A total of 14 strains recurred, primarily on the same floor and in the same service unit an average of 49 days apart.

MeSH terms

Cancer Care Facilities
Cross Infection / epidemiology
Cross Infection / microbiology*
Enterococcus / isolation & purification
Feces / microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / transmission
Hospitals
Humans
Leukemia
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Stem Cell Transplantation
Texas / epidemiology
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci / genetics*