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Oral vancomycin might be useful to suppress enteral VRE load: a conceptual experiment

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  1. Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Gelre Hospitals, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

    Joffrey van Prehn & Annette M. Stemerding

  2. Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Joffrey van Prehn

  3. Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

    Hendrick K. F. Van Saene

  4. Department of Intensive Care, Gelre Hospitals, Albert Schweitzerlaan 31, 7334 DZ, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

    Peter E. Spronk

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van Prehn, J., Stemerding, A.M., Van Saene, H.K.F. et al. Oral vancomycin might be useful to suppress enteral VRE load: a conceptual experiment. Intensive Care Med 40, 1171–1172 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-014-3365-x

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