Table 1. Number of patients with VRE isolates in blood cultures in hospitals without general VRE screening.
| Year | Hospital A *1 | Hospital B *1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4/357470 | (0.01) | 8/346603 | (0.02) |
| 2011 | 12/345992 | (0.04) | 15/301453 | (0.05) |
| 2012 | 2/230250*2 | (0.01) | 5/173633*3 | (0.03) |
*1Number of cases/patient days (cases/1000 patient days); *201.01.2012–31.08.2012;
*301.01.2012–30.06.2012
VRE, vancomycin-resistant enterococci