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Prevalence of colonisation with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) among haemodialysis outpatients in Victoria: implications for screening

Laurelle J Burrell, Elizabeth A Grabsch, Alexander A Padiglione and M Lindsay Grayson
Med J Aust 2005; 182 (9): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06794.x
Published online: 2 May 2005

Laurelle J Burrell,* Elizabeth A Grabsch, Alexander A Padiglione, M Lindsay Grayson§


  • 2 Austin Hospital, Studley Road, Heidelberg, VIC 3084
  • 3 Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University (Alfred Hospital), Melbourne, VIC.



Acknowledgements: 

We are grateful to the many staff and patients at the participating haemodialysis centres for their involvement, and to Kristianna Maher (Austin Hospital, Melbourne, VIC) for microbiology assistance. The study was funded by the Department of Human Services, Victoria.

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  • 3. Padiglione AA, Wolfe R, Grabsch EA, et al. Risk factors for new detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in acute-care hospitals that employ strict infection control procedures. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2003; 47: 2492-2498.
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  • 5. Standing Committee on Infection Control. Guidelines for the management of patients with Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colonisation/infection. Melbourne: Department of Human Services, 1999.

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