| colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (vre) in intensive care unit patients in cordoba city, argentina. | the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (vre) among intensive care unit (icu) patients in a hospital in córdoba, argentina. we collected 235 rectal swab specimens from 147 icu patients. resistance to vancomycin was screened with the disk diffusion method, and mics were determined with the e-test method. vancomycin-resistant genotypes were determined by pcr. the vre strains were isolated from 18/147 patients (12.2%). the isol ... | 2006 | 16784130 |