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Source: http://www.recorder.ca/2014/02/19/vre-outbreak-at-bgh
VRE outbreak at BGH
By Alanah Duffy
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 5:22:30 EST PM
Brockville General Hospital has declared a bacterial outbreak that has affected six patients and could have been spread through health care workers' hands.
The hospital says it is dealing with a Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) outbreak. VRE is a bacterial strain that can be found in the bowel of humans, and is resistant to the antibiotic Vancomycin...
VRE outbreak at BGH
By Alanah Duffy
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 5:22:30 EST PM
Brockville General Hospital has declared a bacterial outbreak that has affected six patients and could have been spread through health care workers' hands.
The hospital says it is dealing with a Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) outbreak. VRE is a bacterial strain that can be found in the bowel of humans, and is resistant to the antibiotic Vancomycin...