Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus co-colonization rates with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile in critically ill veterans

Publication date: Available online 7 April 2016
Source:American Journal of Infection Control
Author(s): Linda McKinley, Benjamin Becerra, Helene Moriarty, Thomas H. Short, Mary Hagle, Abigail Reymann, Susan Valentine, Megan Duster, Simone Warrack, Nasia Safdar
A prospective study was conducted to identify risk factors for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, including co-colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile infection in patients admitted to the intensive care unit in 2 Veterans Affairs facilities. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile infection co-colonization were significant risk factors for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus colonization. Further studies are needed to identify measures for preventing co-colonization of these major organisms in veterans.



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