Increase of the number of vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) isolated in Helsinki, Finland

J Vuopio-Varkila; J Suppola; N Klinger; E Tarkka; E Kolho

doi:10.2807/esm.02.12.00174-en

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Increase of the number of vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) isolated in Helsinki, Finland
J Vuopio-Varkila¹ , J Suppola^1,2 , N Klinger¹ , E Tarkka^1,2 , E Kolho³
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Affiliations: ¹ National Public Health Institute (Kansanterveyslaitos), Finland ² Haartman Institute, Finland ³ Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

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Citation style for this article: Vuopio-Varkila J, Suppola J, Klinger N, Tarkka E, Kolho E. Increase of the number of vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) isolated in Helsinki, Finland. Euro Surveill. 1997;2(12):pii=174. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.02.12.00174-en

Abstract

The emergence of hospital acquired infections with bacteria resistant to antimicrobials such as vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) has become a worldwide concern. In hospitals in the United States, VRE have spread quickly and currently account for eve