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. 2009 May 15:1003–1069. doi: 10.1016/B978-032304841-5.50053-4

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Figure 51-6 — Impact of specific control measures on an institutional outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Escherichia faecium. Cases, by date of first positive culture for the epidemic strains (from January 1991 to December 1992). Number of cases = case patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) at time of first positive culture for the epidemic strain × other patients with previous exposure to the ICU × case patients never in the ICU.

(From Boyce JM, Opal SM, Chow JW, et al: Outbreak of multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium with transferable vanB class vancomycin resistance. J Clin Microbiol 1994;32:1148-1153.)

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