2005
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Bacteremia and Necrotizing Enterocolitis in a Preterm Neonate
Raskind CH, Dembry LM, Gallagher PG. Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Bacteremia and Necrotizing Enterocolitis in a Preterm Neonate. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2005, 24: 943-944. PMID: 16220106, DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000180987.00122.5d.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Emergence of linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium during treatment of enterococcal infections
Bassetti M, Farrel PA, Callan DA, Topal JE, Dembry LM. Emergence of linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium during treatment of enterococcal infections. International Journal Of Antimicrobial Agents 2003, 21: 593-594. PMID: 12791477, DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(03)00090-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Molecular Analysis of Glycopeptide-ResistantEnterococcus faecium Isolates Collected from Michigan Hospitals over a 6-Year Period
Thal L, Donabedian S, Robinson-Dunn B, Chow J, Dembry L, Clewell D, Alshab D, Zervos M. Molecular Analysis of Glycopeptide-ResistantEnterococcus faecium Isolates Collected from Michigan Hospitals over a 6-Year Period. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1998, 36: 3303-3308. PMID: 9774583, PMCID: PMC105319, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.11.3303-3308.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Typing TechniquesChromosomes, BacterialCross InfectionDNA, BacterialDrug Resistance, MicrobialElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldEnterococcus faeciumGene Transfer TechniquesGenes, BacterialGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansMichiganMolecular EpidemiologyNucleic Acid HybridizationPlasmidsVancomycinConceptsExtended-care facilityPulsed-field gel electrophoresisEnterococcus faecium isolatesFaecium isolatesClonal disseminationVancomycin-resistant E. faeciumStrain typesE. faecium isolatesVancomycin-resistant E. faecium isolatesIntrahospital disseminationSpread of resistanceMichigan hospitalsMajority of isolatesPatientsHospitalClinical isolatesGentamicin resistanceVanA geneErythromycin resistanceE. faeciumVancomycin resistanceType M2VanB genesMolecular relatednessMost isolates
1996
Control of endemic glycopeptide-resistant enterococci.
Dembry LM, Uzokwe K, Zervos MJ. Control of endemic glycopeptide-resistant enterococci. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 1996, 17: 286-92. PMID: 8727617, DOI: 10.1086/647297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVancomycin-resistant EnterococcusRenal unitsEradication of carriageVRE stool colonizationCommunity teaching hospitalPatient carriageBarrier precautionsOral doxycyclineFurther patientsStool colonizationGlycopeptide-resistant enterococciCulture surveyTeaching hospitalPatientsStudy periodEnterococcus faeciumEnterococcus gallinarumCarriageRifampinDoxycyclineEnterococcusControl measuresDaysUseful measureHospital