Prevention of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci

Recently, the incidence of infectious diseases caused by Enterococcus has increased in the United States. These bacteria are resistant to treatment of vancomycin (vancomycin-resistant enterococci or VRE). In addition, vancomycin resistance, they also seem to be able to withstand the treatment of other drugs, and may also transfer their resistance genes to other bacteria (such as S. aureus)

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Problems to consider include careful use of vancomycin, training and recognition of healthcare providers, timely detection of VRE using appropriate clinical and diagnostic tools, and provision of infection control interventions. The main objective of these interventions is to prevent the VRE from spreading to hospital staff, residents, visitors or the public, people with VRE are free to visit the hospital, seeking treatment services, seeking vancomycin resistance to other bacteria It is to prevent the spread.

Through cooperation with various departments, hospitals will prepare a detailed screening, prevention and treatment plan for VRE cases.

Guidance and training to reduce VRE cases should be provided to all healthcare providers in the long-term medical sector.

Because the use of vancomycin is a risk factor for infection, vancomycin should be administered only when absolutely necessary.

Infection control intervention should be used to prevent bacteria from spreading from one person to another

People who are infected or who come in contact with the person holding the VRE need to wash their hands immediately. Especially after using the toilet, you need to wash VRE case with antiseptic

Medical staff exposed to infected or contaminated items should use gloves, masks and even burca.

The contaminated suspected room needs to be thoroughly cleaned daily with standard disinfectant

Medical devices used in VRE cases should be thoroughly washed and properly disinfected before use in other patients

An appropriate roommate is necessary to prevent the spread of VRE infection. Ideally, VRE cases should be in a separate room, but if it is not possible to share the room with other VRE cases, or those without risk of VRE infection are special for VRE cases with urinary incontinence or incontinence You can pay attention. People who do not maintain appropriate personal hygiene

If appropriate personal hygiene measures are taken, there is no need to isolate VRE patients during group activities.

If three or more VRE cases are reported within 3 months, the hospital needs to take additional precautions.

If an inspection specimen containing vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is detected, it should be reported to the health authorities of the laboratory

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2001) Recommendation of practical advisory committee on nosocomial infection control on vancomycin resistance (HICPAC, retrieved on November 21, 2006, from CDC) [banner_entry_footer]

Paul Johnson, a professor of research and director of infection at the Austin Institute of Health in Melbourne, who is the co-author of the same study, when preventing specific outbreaks including vancomycin-resistant enterococci, He said that it is necessary to use more things. Ministry of Public Health. "Alcohol has long been used as a disinfectant for skin surfaces and environmental surfaces," Scott says. "It is widely believed that alcohol is very safe when resistant bacteria occur in susceptible bacteria.This interesting and well thought out study contradicts this hypothesis."

Recently, the incidence of infectious diseases caused by Enterococcus has increased in the United States. These bacteria are resistant to treatment of vancomycin (vancomycin-resistant enterococci or "VRE"). In addition, they are resistant to vancomycin, they appear to be resistant to the treatment of other drugs, and can also transfer their resistance genes to other bacteria such as S. aureus . Hospitals and medical institutions need to take specific precautions to prevent infection. All departments of the hospital need cooperation. Some of the issues to consider include careful use of vancomycin, training and awareness among health care providers, timely detection of VRE using appropriate clinical and diagnostic tools, Provided.