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The Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program
Vancomycin - Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Surveillance
1998-present
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Data Collection Form
Working Group
Laboratory-based surveillance (E. faecium or E. faecalis with MIC > 8 μg/ml) with chart review for demographic and clinical data. From 1998 to 2005 a total of 3039 new cases of VRE were identified.
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 0.37 | 0.5 | 0.39 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.77 | 1.32 |
| Colonizations | 0.34 | 0.45 | 0.36 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.71 | 1.25 |
| Infections | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.34 | 7.32 | 4.71 | 7.92 | 7.68 | 9.93 | 15.52 |
| Colonizations | 5 | 6.62 | 4.37 | 7.23 | 6.97 | 9.93 | 14.7 |
| Infections | 0.32 | 0.64 | 0.26 | 0.7 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.57 |
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1.16 | 0.83 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 1.48 | 3.25 |
| Colonizations | 1.11 | 0.73 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.53 | 1.42 | 3.11 |
| Infections | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.12 |
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