Abstract
We examined the carriage of selected resistant bacteria in the stools of healthcare workers who provided direct patient care. Neither vancomycin-resistant enterococci, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, nor Clostridium difficile was recovered from the 55 stool specimens collected. A ceftazidime-resistant Citrobacter freundii was isolated from one specimen. We conclude that the stool of health-care workers is colonized infrequently with these resistant organisms.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 38-40 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |